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Name | McALISTER – Donald |
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Regiment (s) | 78th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 1278 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd February 1839 / 16 years 3 months / Glasgow Scotland Cotton Spinner |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fair / Blue / Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 17 years 6 months |
Length of Service | 22 years 44 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th January 1862 / Aldershot Hampshire England |
Campaign Medals | Persian Medal Indian Mutiny Medal with 2 clasps |
Intended Residence at Discharge | c/- Paymaster of Pensioners Glasgow Scotland |
Pension Districts | 1862 2nd Glasgow 1863 Bermuda 1864 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 9½d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England ( via Bermuda) |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1822 Falkirk Stirling Scotland |
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 |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
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Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 5th February 1864 Western Australia Not yet known |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | More research required to identify clasps given with Indian Mutiny Medal |