HUNT – James 10th Regiment

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Name HUNT – James
Regiment (s) 10th Regiment
Regiment Number (s) 964
Date/Age/Place/Trade or
Profession at Attestation		 27th March 1838 / 18 years / Limerick Ireland
Labourer
Description – Height
Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars		 No description given
Marked with the letter “D” for desertion. Wounded through chest by musket ball
Overseas Service/Duration East Indies – 4 years
Length of Service 4 years 189 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge Private / 31st August 1849 / Forezepore Bengal
Campaign Medals Punjab Campaign Medal 1848-9
Intended Residence at
Discharge		 Not stated
Pension Districts 1849 Bengal
1850 Liverpool
1855 Isle of Man
1856 Newcastle
1858 York
1859-1861 Western Australia
1861-1882 South Australia
Pension Paid 9d per diem
Date of Departure and Place
England or Ireland 		26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England
Ship and Date of Arrival
Western Australia		 SULTANA 19th August 1859
Date/Place of Birth 1820 Askeaton Tipperary 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
Land Grants Western
Australia		 None
Occupation after
Arrival		 Shepherd in South Australia
Newspaper Articles Not yet known
Departure from Western
Australia		 16th November 1861 left for South Australia (ship not yet known)
Date/Place of Death/Burial 22nd October 1882 Dry Creek Adelaide South Australia
Date/Place of Death/Burial
Wife		 Not applicable
Will or Probate None known
Further Information Tried and sentenced to 4 lunar months imprisonment and marked with a D for desertion. The first 3 years 247 days army service were not counted towards his pension.