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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 |
| 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 Aberdeen Scotland M BURKITT John Thomas Perth 1881 D 16 January 1949 Perth WA late of Canning Simon B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia M Sarah Weir 1889 Perth Western Australia D 4 April 1941 Perth WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| 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 Christina Charlotte HAMILTON born1871 Fremantle WA (Christina Monroe) |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| 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 | In the 1841 World Wide index Private John Perse no 1356 with the 5th Foot was stationed at the depot in Athlone In 1851 he was stationed at Bangalore India no 1669 with the 25th Regiment as a private |
