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| Name | PALMER – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 99th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2018 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd December 1842 / 18 years / Dundee Forfar Scotland Flax Dresser |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Hazel / Black / Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Australian Colonies – 12 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 14 years 77 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th October 1856 / Cork Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | September 1857 2nd Glasgow Dundee November 1857 Liverpool Manchester 1859 Western Australia 1862 Melbourne 1862 Tasmania 1862 New Zealand 1873 2nd Glasgow 1873 Cork 1875 24 February 1875 WO correspondence to Staff Officer Cork |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | December 1824 Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | PALMER George 1796 Forfarshire (Angus) Scotland |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HOLLIGAN Margaret (widow from unknown previous marriage) 1826 (deduced) unknown location |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 6th December 1852 St George’s Church (C of E) Hobart |
| Children by 1st Wife | None 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not clear when left but likely in late 1861 or early 1862 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | D 13th January 1877 Cork Ireland (WO23 / 61 1865 – 1875) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In the 1841 Census George age 15 a flax dresser is living at Albert Street Dundee with his father also George age 45 a tailor. (Ages rounded) In 1842 the 99th regiment was sent to Australia as Guards on Convict ships, served in Sydney and Tasmania, detachment sent to WA Served in New Zealand for the Hutt Valley Campaign and after the Battles of Ohaeawai Pa Raupekapeka returned to Australia. Departed Hobart for England 1856 via WA 2 years in Ireland 1851 British Army Worldwide Index George Palmer 2018 Private 99th Regt. Location Van Diemen’s Land Discharge due to an injury to the left hip. Wife Margaret received half of George’s pension payments in Melbourne in 1861. Not clear whether she re-joined George after this time. |