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| Name | MAGEE – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bombay Artillery 1st Battalion and Royal Artillery 18th Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1063 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th August 1845 / 20 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Bronzed / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – 20 years 216 days 1845 to India per Herefordshire |
| Length of Service | 22 years 26 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 29th August 1865 / Sheerness Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | India General Service Medal with clasp for Persia 1856-1857 Indian Mutiny medal with central India clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow |
| Pension Districts | 1865 2nd Glasgow 1865 1st Belfast 1866 – June 1868 Western Australia June 1868 – 69 Adelaide 1st January 1870 – 1876 New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | Elected to take Indian Pension Rules: 2/0 per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1825 Blairess Hillsborough Down 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 | None known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Departed 19th December 1867 for South Australia per Rob Roy |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possibly 1911 New Zealand aged 84 – reg number 1911/779 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | HEIC Service preceded British Army service: Gunner in the 1st Battalion Artillery (Bombay) Discharge at own request after 21 years service 15th October 1867 dismissed from Enrolled Force |