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| Name | JOHNSTON / JOHNSTONE / JOHNSON – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 46th and 84th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1649 – 46th Regiment 2199 – 84th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd March 1842 / 19 years / Gloucester Gloucestershire England Silk Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / Pock Pitted |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 17 years 17 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 100 days Entitled to reckon 1 year’s additional service Good Conduct pay and pension for Lucknow |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th June 1862 / Inquiry Aldershot England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Defence of Lucknow Clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1862 2nd Manchester 1862 Tilbury 1862-1864 Western Australia 1865-1879 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | August 1822 St. Peter’s Manchester Lancashire England |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Advertiser Saturday 28th April 1900 – page 6 – death James JOHNSTONE The Express and Telegraph – Monday 30th April 1900 – page 4 – The Smithfield Railway Fatality |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not known – Pension paid South Australia in Jan 1865 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th April 1900 Smithfield Port Gawler South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1851 British Army Worldwide Index has James with the 84th at Trinchonopoly India 1861 British Army Worldwide Index has James with the 84th at Manchester and Aldershot England Discharge: At own request having completed 21 years’ service |