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| Name | LAWRIE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 45th and 27th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 981 / 2000 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th October 1834 / 18 years 3 months / Edinburgh Scotland Baker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 1 year 173 days Gibraltar – 1 year 274 days Cape of Good Hope – 1 year 272 days Montevideo – 298 days |
| Length of Service | 13 years 154 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd August 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dunbar Haddington Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Edinburgh 1854 Newcastle 1858-1876 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d 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 | c1816 Innerwick Dunbar Haddington Scotland |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd March 1876 Western Australia East Perth Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide index 1841 John Lawrie 981 45th Foot location Belfast Discharge: Due to impaired vision and broken constitution. WO23 documents show June 1849 pension suspended while in prison. 1850 reinstated after release from prison. No further information 1851 Scottish Census states LAWRIE John as ‘married’ no other information currently available. There is no indication John Lawrie’s wife accompanied him to Western Australia. |