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| Name | PORTER – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 10th 81st and 107th Regiment |
| Regiment No (s) | 2167 – 10th Regiment 544 – 81st Regiment 1903 – 107th Regiment |
| Date/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th May 1844 / Kilkenny Kilkenny Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fair / Grey / Fair / Bullet wound at back of right shoulder |
| Overseas Service | India 19 years 50 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 83 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th July 1865 / Netley Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | Punjab Medal with two clasps Indian Mutiny Medal with Capture of Lucknow clasp |
| Residence at Discharge | Woolwich Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 Woolwich 1866 Deptford 1866 1st East London 1867 Chatham 1867 Kilkenny 1867 Southampton 1867 Dorchester 1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place UK or Ireland | 12th October1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1826 Abbeyleix Queens (now Laois) Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 14 January 1826 Abbeyleix, Queens County Ireland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Henry Porter |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Mary (possibly Shuran/ Sheeran) |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife | JOYCE Johannah or Johanna (nee McGRATH) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 23rd June 1873 Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife | JOYCE John – 37th Regiment arrived ROBERT SMALL 1853 D 12th March 1872 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children of 1st Husband | Mary Anne B c1848 Not yet known Catherine B 1854 Fremantle Western Australia |
| 3rd Husband of Wife | COOK Henry (Prison Warder) D 1886 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1876 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 3rd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th January 1876 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial – Wife | 1884 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None Located |
| Further Information | Awarded medal for Long Service and Good Conduct with gratuity of £5 Died while on duty Fremantle prison |