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| Name | NICOL – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 72nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 538 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th November 1826 / 20 years 1 month / Londonderry Derry Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11¾ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / Little finger of left hand contracted |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 12 years |
| Length of Service | 22 years 1 day |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th November 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Birmingham England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Birmingham 1850 Maryborough 1854 Western Australia 1857 South Australia (Not paid in SA) 1857-1861 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Balteagh Derry 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1856 to South Australia 1857 to Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | The 72nd Regiment served in South Africa 1828-1840 engaging in the sixth Xhosa War and other skirmishes British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Nicol 539 Private 72nd foot Location Portsmouth Hampshire Discharge due to lumbago and chronic cough WO22/250 and WO22/273 both have comment that £19.5.10 required to be repaid for passage 1841 Census John Nicholl (sic), a soldier, is with his regiment at the Forehouse Barracks Portsmouth. He appears to be a single man age approx. 30 born Ireland. |