ROBARTS / ROBERTS – Richard 50th and 24th Regiment 1st Battalion

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Sutlej Medal with Aliwal and Forozeshah Clasp

Name	ROBARTS / ROBERTS – Richard
Regiment (s)	50th and 24th Regiment 1st Battalion
Regiment Number (s)	1358 / 2905
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	25th January 1840 / 18 years 2 months / Bodmin Cornwall England Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 11 in Fair / Light Blue / Brown /
Overseas Service/Duration	East Indies – 19 years 3 months
Length of Service	21 years 33 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 26th January 1861 / Chatham Kent England
Campaign Medals	Bronze Star for Gwalior Sutlej Medal with Forozeshah and Aliwal clasps Punjab Medal with Chillianwallah
Intended Residence at Discharge	St. Columb Cornwall
Pension Districts	1861 Falmouth 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1865 Western Australia 1865-1866 Victoria Australia
Pension Paid	11d per diem
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda)
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863
Date/Place of Birth	1821 St. Columb Cornwall England
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
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	Not yet known
Date/Place of Marriage	Not yet known
Children by 1^st Wife	Not yet known
Land Grants Western Australia	Not applicable
Occupation after Arrival	Not yet known
Newspaper Articles	Adelaide Observer Saturday 15th April 1865 – page 5 Passenger list “Nile”
Departure from Western Australia	June 1865 to South Australia per “Nile”
Date/Place of Death/Burial	Not yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	Not yet known
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Richard Roberts (sic) 1358 Private 50th Foot location en route from Sydney NSW to India 1851 Richard Robarts 2905/50th 1358 Private 24th Foot location Wizirabad Wounded left cheek at Chillianwallah Discharge at own request having served upwards of 21 years. The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman rated his conduct as Very Good. He received medical treatment 3 times during the voyage for syphilis, conjunctivitis and plegmon, he spent 21 days in the hospital.