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| Name | PAYNE / PAIN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 40th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 606 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th November 1827 /22 years / Not yet known Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Dark / Grey / Grey Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales and Tasmania Australia – 2 years India– 15 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 18 years 111 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th April 1846 / Not Stated |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1846 Taunton England 1850-1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d 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 | 1805 Edington Chapelry Moorlinch Somerset England |
| 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 | Single |
| 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 | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th February 1868 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 John Pain 606 40th Foot location Quettah Bombay India After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private William Oaks, farm labourer, 7d, 21st January, single |