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| Name | PATERSON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 718 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st February 1831 / 17 years / Edinburgh Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies 6 – years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 71 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver /11th January 1853 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Edinburgh Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1854 Newcastle 1854 1st Edinburgh 1856 2nd Edinburgh 1857 Edinburgh 1859 Woolwich 1859 Western Australia Paid to 31st March 1861 1861 Woolwich 1862 Edinburgh 1874 Edinburgh |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d 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 | 1814 Cannongate Edinburgh 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Early 1861 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known but possible in Scotland post 1874 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 John Peterson Gunner and Driver Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion 7th Company location Devonport In the 1851 Census John Paterson age 37 a gunner and driver with the Royal Artillery, a single man born Cannon Gate Edinburgh. Residence the Frederick and Legonier Squares Barracks at Stoke Dameral, Devonport Unfit for service due to chronic rheumatism in arms and loins, is unable to march or stand in same position for any length of time |