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| Name | PRESTON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 17th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 916 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th February 1832 / 17 years 5 months / Leicester Leicestershire England Frame Work Knitter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10½ in Fresh / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 2 years 12 days East Indies – 11 years 85 days |
| Length of Service | 15 years 250 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd May 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Afghanistan Ghunzee & Khelat |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Leicester Leicestershire England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Leicester 1850 1st East London 1850 Leicester 1851 Western Australia 1856 1st East London |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1814 Stoney Stanton Leicestershire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 2 October 1814 Stoney Stainton (Anglican) |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | PRESTON George |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | See Further Information |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Left Colony without permission struck off list. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Probable death 3rd Qtr 1883 St. George in the East London England |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | He saw service in Afghanistan, present at Ghunzee and Khelat British Army Worldwide Index: 1841 John Preston 916 location Colaba. Discharge due to chronic rheumatism the effect of long service and exposure in a tropical climate. 1851 Census 1 Braunstone Gate St. Mary’s Leicester. John Preston, a single man aged 37, a Chelsea pensioner, born Stoney Stanton Leicestershire is living in the home of George and Mary Aldham to whom he is a relative. In the 1871 Census a John Preston age 54, a Chelsea pensioner, born Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire, is living at Limehouse, Stepney, London with his wife Caroline age 47 born Mile End Middlesex London. If this John Preston of the 17th Foot Caroline must have died before he applied for entry into the Chelsea Hospital in 1878 as it stated he had no wife or family. Admitted to In-Pension Chelsea Hospital 1st October 1878-30 September 1881. Admitted to Out Pension 1 October 1881 as he wished to seek employment. 20th August 1879 Refund of passage money from Australia stopped from pension. |