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| Name | JOHNSON – William Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 53rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 975 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd August 1832 / 14 years / London Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / extensive scar on left arm |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar Malta and Ionian Islands – 7 years 4 months East Indies – 8 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 75 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th November 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1856 2nd Manchester 1858-1860 Western Australia 1860-1864 South Australia 1865-1869 New South Wales |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th March 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD RAGLAN 1st June 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 Limerick Limerick 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 | Possibly UNKNOWN Margaret B 1833 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder from 30th January 1859 until he resigned 9 June 1860. Warders & Gaolers – Barker |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1860 to South Australia 1860 to Victoria per SS Omeo |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th April 1869 Sydney New South Wales – BMD aged 50 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
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