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| Name | REYNOLDS – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 43rd Regiment Light Infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1672 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th April 1840 / 22 years / London England Labourer |
| Description – Height /Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Dark / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 1 year 11 months East Indies – 7 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 94 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 16th July 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Crayford Kent but decided on Charing Cross |
| Pension Districts | 1861 2nd North London 1863 Woolwich 1863 Tilbury 1863-1864 Western Australia 1864 South Australia 1868-1875 Madras India |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 Crayford Kent England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | REYNOLDS John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Jane Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Ann B 1823 Ireland noted as traveling with wife and two children to South Australia per “Europa” in 1864 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Henry B 18th November 1855 Bp 8 December 1855 Bangalore Madras India M 18th September 1878 COSTELLO Jane Theresa Bellary Bangalore Madras India Child Unknown Died between 1864 and 1868 |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Express Monday 7th November 1864 – page 2 The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 28th October 1864 page 2 Passenger list |
| Departure from Western Australia | 24th October 1864 per “Europa “with wife and two children for South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known: possible death in India as last pension payment in Madras in 1875 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Joseph Reynolds 1672 Private 43rd foot depot location Armagh and Londonderry 1851 As above location Dublin Ireland 1861 Josh Reynolds Service no —(43F) location Chatham Invalid Depot (Div 2) Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and impaired constitution. Joseph age 49 , Ann Reynold age 45 and Henry age 11 departed Melbourne 7th October 1868 per Arima for Calcutta India At the time of his marriage Henry Joseph was 23 years old and a Police Superintendent at Vizagapatan where his father Joseph’s pension was paid in 1875. |