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| Name | NICHOLSON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 1st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 661 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th February 1832 / 18 years 7 months / Leeds Yorkshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fair / Grey / Brown / Gunshot wound to left arm |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 7 years 2 months Nova Scotia – 5 months West Indies – 1 year 4 months |
| Length of Service | 16 years 316 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 18th December 1848 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Halifax 1850-1852 Western Australia 1855-1857 Bolton Lancashire |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | Harewood Leeds Yorkshire |
| Date/Place of Baptism | c1814 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 | No wife in Western Australia |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 10th February 1852 left Western Australia per John Panter for London |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 31st August 1857 Bolton Lancashire England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Arrived in Western Australia as a single man. 1851 deserted EPF and struck off the Roll |