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| Name | MARS – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 36th and 13th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2994 / 2923 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th October 1846 / 17 years 6 months / Coleraine Londonderry Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Grey / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ionian Islands – 4 years 2 months Gibraltar – 7 months Crimea – 1 year Cape of Good Hope – 1 year 4 months East Indies – 6 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 25 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th June 1868 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean Medal with Sebastopol clasp Crimean Turkish Medal Indian Mutiny Medal 1867-59 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | North Shields Northumberland England |
| Pension Districts | 1868 Newcastle on Tyne 1873 Greenwich 1874-1885 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/2d per diem for 4 years service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Aghadooy (Aghadowey) Garvagh Londonderry 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 Ellen or Helen 1840 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| 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 | 8th March 1881 allotted Cockburn Sound Coojee and Lake Munster – fronts on lake Lot P5 20 acres 12th January 1885 Title application 6th June 1885 Deed of Grant issued to Ellen Mars widow |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th April 1885 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1886 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 James Mars 2994 Private 36th Foot location Corfu Ionian Islands 1861 James Mars 2923 Private 1st Bn 13th Foot location Gondal East Indies 1871 Census RG10/5091/29/21 Stowell Street St john Newcastle on Tyne James Mars age 41 born Ireland a ‘pensioner Her M service’ is living with his wife Ellen age 31 who was also born Ireland. |