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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 | 2 medals 1 for the Sutlej and 1 for the Punjab campaigns |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1856 2nd Manchester 1858-1860 Western Australia 1860- South Australia (not paid) 1860-1865 Victoria 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 | 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 | The South Australian Advertiser Thursday 2nd August 1860 page 2 Passenger list Lochinvar |
| Departure from Western Australia | July 13th 1860 the Amelia sailed from Fremantle to the Vasse with 31 passengers for the Lochinvar which sailed from the Vasse around the 18th July 1860 for South Australia 7th August1860 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 |
| Further Information | “William Robert Johnson age 14, height 4 feet 9 and a quarter inches, belonging to the Royal Military Asylum having volunteered to serve in the 53rd Regiment…” Horse Guards 30th July 1832 – attached to WO 97British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 975 53rd Regt. Location Plymouth Devon 1851 975 53rd Regt. Location Rawalpindi India Discharge: Due to impaired general health and dyspnoea 1841 Census William Robert Johnson is with his regiment at the Plymouth Citadel, Plymouth Devon. |