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| Name | MEREDITH – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 10th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1270 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th April 1840 / 21 years / Burnley Lancashire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Sallow / Grey / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 8 years |
| Length of Service | 11 years 98 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 22nd July 1851 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Medal 1845/6 clasp Sobraon Punjab Medal 1848/9 clasp Mooltan |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1851 1st Dublin 1852-1856 Western Australia 1856 London 1856 1st Dublin 1883 1st Dublin |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 3rd May 1852 Plymouth, England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | C1819 Athboy Higginstown Meath 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 | 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 | 1853 Police Constable |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1855 to London and Dublin |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possible death July-September 1892 Ireland Dublin North age 74 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Meredith 1270 Private 10th Foot location Manchester & Newcastle 1851 John Meredith 1270 Corporal 10th Foot Wazirabad Pakistan Discharge due to severe wound of the left hip causing lameness sustained 12 September 1848 at Mooltan. He was repatriated to England 1st February 1851. Served in the Campaign 1845-1846 in the army of the Sutlej and also the 1848-9 campaign including the siege operation against Mooltan |