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Name | PATERSON – John |
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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 | 1856 2nd Edinburgh 1857 Edinburgh 1859 Woolwich 1859 Western Australia 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 | Not yet known but likely in 1860 or 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 |
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