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| Name | SMITH – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 4th Light Dragoons |
| Regiment Number (s) | 393 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th December 1826 / 20 years / London Middlesex England Carpenter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 14 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 24 years 103 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th April 1851 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Medal for Afghanistan and Scinde – WO97 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bow London England |
| Pension Districts | 1851 South London 1852-1854 Western Australia 1855-1856 Tasmania 1856-1860 Victoria 1860 1st East London |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 3rd May 1852 Plymouth, England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Musselborough Midlothian Scotland |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Night Warder convict Establishment employed without sanction of Staff officer 16th April 1853 resigned 12 November 1854 |
| Newspaper Articles | Swan River departure Amason (Amazon) sailed 13th November 1854 arrived Melbourne Victoria 6th December 1854 Reindeer departed Melbourne arrived Hobart December 1854 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1854 to Melbourne |
| 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 James Smith 393 Private 4th Lt Dragoons Location Kirkee 1851 James Smith 393 Private 4th Lt Dragoons Location Dublin Served in the campaign in Scinde and Afghanistan in 1839 Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and general debility [His WO97 said he was sentenced to 300 lashes for striking a lance sergeant but it appears it was commuted to 20 days solitude] James Smith departed on the same ships as William Saville and his family for Tasmania. After William’s death James returned to Melbourne where he was paid until 1860 when he returned to England. In the 1861 Census RG 09/265/34/8 James is living at the home of another pensioner from the 4th Dragoons Peter Bryan and his family at 48 Phoenix Street Spitalfields, London, James aged 54 is unmarried |