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| Name | NASH – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 77th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 622 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st September 1832 / 20 years 6 months / Bow Street London Middlesex England Plumber |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¼ in Fresh / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta Corfu and Mediterranean – 5 years 4 months Jamaica – 2 years 10 months North America – 2 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 83 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd November 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Fulham Road Chelsea Middlesex England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 2nd West London 1856- August 1856 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | March 1812 Edmonton Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 20th March 1813 St Martin-in-the-Fields London Middlesex England |
| 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 married |
| 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: may have worked as a plumber |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette July – August 1856: coverage of the Foss trial Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 30th July 1856 page 3 Court Martial of Captain Foss money owed to John Nash |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th August 1856 Perth Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Nash 622 Corporal 77th regiment location Malta Discharge due to Chronic Rheumatism 1851 Census HO 107/2455/48/19 John Nash a single man age 38 is living at the Barracks Longsross, Roath Glenmorganshire a private in the Army and was born at Edmonton Middlesex 7th July 1856 witness at military court relating to an offence committed on William Hammond 25th July 1856 mentioned at Court Martial of Captain Foss: owed £4/13/2 by Foss |