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Name | MEEKHUMS – James |
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Regiment (s) | 96th and 61st Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | – / 2850 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th July 1845 / 18 years / Rochester Kent England Bricklayer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | Australia – 3 years East Indies – 9 years 9 months Mauritius – 1 year 2 months |
Length of Service | 15 years 264 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 16th July 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Essex England |
Pension Districts | 1861 Chatham 1861 Deptford 1865-1878 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1878 Increased to 1/1½d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1827 Sandridge Burn Oaks Kent 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 April 1878 Western Australia Not yet known |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
Will or Probate | None known |
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