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| Name | PERSSE / PIESSE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 5th Fusiliers/ 25th Foot/74th Regiment see 2nd page WO97 5th 13/04/1839-31/03/1841 1356 25th 01/04/1841-28/02/1855 1669 74th 01/03/1855-20/08/1860 3813 |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1356 / 1669 / 3813 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th April 1839 / 18 years / Galway Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Fair / Blue / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 13 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 136 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 4th September 1860 / Aberdeen Scotland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dundee Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Aberdeen 1861 Salisbury 1862-1864 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/2½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1862 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Athenry Galway 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 | MOUROW / MUNRO Christina c 1828 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 10th June 1859 St. Nicholas Aberdeen Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ann B 1860 Inverurui (sic) Aberdeen Scotland M BURKITT John Thomas Perth 1881 D 16 January 1949 Perth WA late of Canning Simon B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia M WEIR Sarah 1889 Perth Western Australia D 4 April 1941 Wagin WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Perth Western Australia (Pearce) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MUNROE (sic) Daniel |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Wife’s Second Marriage | HAMILTON George 1868 Fremantle WA (Pearce) died 4 May 1890 age 78. |
| Children from 2nd Marriage | William Daniel HAMILTON born 1869 Fremantle WA M CHRISTIE Elizabeth 1892 Perth Western Australia Christina Charlotte HAMILTON born1871 Fremantle WA (Christina Monroe) M WARD Edward 1897 Perth Western Australia D 4th October 1974 Como Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | The Western Mail Saturday 27th November 1909 page 34 Obituary Christina Hamilton. The West Australian Monday 7th April 1941 page 1 Funeral notice Simon Pearce(sic) Death notice 5th April 1941 page 1 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 3rd November 1864 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 22nd November 1909/ Perth Buried East Perth Cemetery 24th November 1909 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 Pte John Perse, 1356, 5th Foot location Athlone 1851 Pte john Persse, 1669, 25th Foot location Bangalore India Discharge at own request after completion of 21 years service |