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| Name | PRIME – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 11th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd April 1830 / 18 years / Woodbridge Suffolk England Printer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0½ in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Newfoundland – 9 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 177 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 14th October 1851 / Edinburgh Scotland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Edinburgh Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1851 2nd Edinburgh 1852-1855 Western Australia 1855-1860 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | London England (Date not known) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Earsham Norfolk England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | PRICE John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Lydia Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | NEEDHAM or MEEHAM Mary c1812 Exeter England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 1842 Woolwich Kent England Frederick G. B 1851 Gillingham Kent England Mary B 1853 Fremantle Western Australia D July 1951 Maldon Victoria Lydia B 1856 Loddon Victoria M PAYNE Harold Morse 1876 Victoria D 1889 Clifton Hill Victoria Thomas Robert B 1858 Maldon Victoria |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MEEHAN John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | McLAUGHLIN Mary |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | SCOTT Robert Bogle Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1862 Victoria |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1852 Police Constable Fremantle |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Observer Saturday 17th November 1855 page 4 Passenger list Vivid The Argus Wednesday 22 November 1911 page 9 Death of Mary Scott The Argus Monday 30th July 1951 page 15 Death of Mary Prime |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1st November 1855 to South Australia with wife and three children per “Vivid” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th April 1860 Victoria Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 31st October 1911 Maldon Victoria |
| Will or Probate | None known |
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