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| Name | ROBERTS / ROBARTS – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 16th Lancers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1440 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th September 1839 / 18 years 6 months / Queens Square Middlesex England Groom |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / Scars on leg |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 5 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 17 Years 160 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th April 1857 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Maharajpor (Maharajpur) Star Sutlej medal with Clasps for Aliwal January 1846 and Sobraon February 1846 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Norwich England |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Norwich 1857 South London 1858 1st West London 1862 Tilbury 1862-1866 Western Australia 1866 Victoria 1869-1875 Auckland New Zealand 1876 New South Wales |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1821 Marlow Buckinghamshire 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 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not known – pension paid Melbourne Australia 1866 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index shows James with the 16th at Meerut India 1851 British Army World Wide Index shows James with the 16th at Hounslow London England Discharge: Private James Roberts of the 16th Lancers at present in hospital received a very bad fracture of the leg by the kick of a horse while on duty on 24 October 1856; he complains of occasional pains in the limb, his constitution is weakly. At the time of his accident this man was in the act of grooming his horse. 17th January 1865 Private James Roberts a single man of the 16th Lancers was one of the pensioners appointed to the Camden Harbour expedition at a salary of 2/- per day his conduct was recorded as being ‘good’. The detachment departed Fremantle 17th January 1865 aboard the Tien Tsin. He returned to Perth when the settlement was abandoned. See EPG Gazette April 2005 Vol 6 No 2 re letter from Richard Daley to Sergt Conley dated 15th March 1865 conditions at Camden Harbour. Further War Office correspondence dated 25th May 1897. (No location) |