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| Name | HITCHCOCK – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 25th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1505 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th September 1840 / 20 years / Middlesex England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 3 years 8 months East Indies – 10 Years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 58 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private /12 November 1861 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Woolwich Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Woolwich 1863 Tilbury 1863-1865 Western Australia 1865 – 1876 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 23rd September 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD DALHOUSIE 28th December 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1820 Skull Skibbereen 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | (Royal) Adelaide Hospital admission indicates Shepherd / Labourer |
| Newspaper Articles | None found |
| Departure from Western Australia | Late 1865 by unknown ship |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 27th April 1876 Kangaroo Flats South Australia age 60 Ref 73/98 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index – Location: Brecon, Wales 1851 British Army World Wide Index – Location: Bangalore, India 1861 British Army World Wide Index – Regiment stationed at: Gibraltar Discharge at own request having served 21 years (Royal) Adelaide Hospital admissions Admission No. 446, admitted 27/03/1874, age 54, S, C of E, residence Morphett St., Occ shepherd, born Cork, 10 years in Colony. Adm 666 20/04/1876 age 60, S, C of E, residence Kangaroo Flat, labourer, born Cork Ireland, 12 years in colony, died 27/04/1876. |