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| Name | HEPNEY / HEAPHY / HEAPLEY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 299 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th October 1834 / 20 years / Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fresh / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | 29th June 1835 embarked from England for India per “Earl Grey” |
| Length of Service | 12 years 2 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 1st February 1848 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1848 1st East London 1852 2nd East London 1852 Tilbury Fort 1853-1854 Western Australia 1858-1859 Tasmania 1859- Melbourne 1860-1868 Adelaide SA 1868-1870 Melbourne Vic |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1815 Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1853 employed in Convict Establishment without sanction of Staff Office Pension “Sleeping on post … when spoken to, was very impertinent; setting a bad example to the prisoners listening. Reported to CompGen for insolence to Supt. Dismissed 8/11/1853” – Warders and Gaolers: A Dictionary of Western Australian Prison Officers |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Left after August 1854 left without permission pension suspended. Pension reinstated 1858 Victoria. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th September 1870 Melbourne Victoria Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharged due to Insanity. June 1853 charged with military offence in WA, employed in Convict Establishment without sanction of Staff Office Pension. August 1854 deserted, pension suspended Between 1st July 1854 and 30th September 1858 the arrears of his pension amounted to £58/4/9 his passage money of £15 was deducted leaving a balance of £43/4/9 which was duly paid to him. He was in South Australia from 1 January 1860 until 1868 when he shifted to Victoria Although John was a single man when he came to WA however from the remarks on his WO23 record when he died it appears he may have married in Australia |