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| Name | LINDSAY – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 47th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1393 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th May 1839 / 16 years / Jersey Channel Islands Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / Scar on left leg |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 10 months Corfu – 2 years 1 month Gibraltar – 2 months Turkey – 8 months Crimea – 1 year 6 months Malta – 2 years |
| Length of Service | 22 years 96 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Drummer / 12th March 1864 / Athlone Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Athlone Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1864 Athlone 1865 2nd Manchester 1865 1st Liverpool 1867 Tilbury 1867-1874 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 18th April 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 13th July 1867 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 South Molton Devon 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th November 1874 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 George Lindsay 1393 Private 47th Depot location Birr 1851 As above location Corfu Ionian Islands 1861 George Lindsay Drummer/Fifer location Athlone Discharge at own request having served 21 years Overseas Service quoted on WO97 shown as above. Doesn’t add up to time quoted on document. Delete seeing we only use the individual time not the total There is two men by this name in 47th Regiment only 1 came to Western Australia Delete the other man was Francis William Lindsay and any way the WO 97 was in the name of LINDLAY George There was also a warder Francis Lindsay on the ship |