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Name | SMITH – John |
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Regiment (s) | 19th Regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles |
Regiment Number (s) | 1495 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th January 1836 / 18 years / Carlow Ireland Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 5 years 3 months West Indies – 2 years 4 months North America – 13 years |
Length of Service | 25 years 128 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 16th July 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | None |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Carlow Ireland |
Pension Districts | 1861 Carlow 1863 Tilbury 1863-1864 Western Australia 1867 Carlow 1868 Jersey 1874 1st East London 1875-1877 Auckland New Zealand |
Pension Paid | 1/3d 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 | 1818 Clonaslee Mountmellick Queens Ireland |
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 | Did not marry |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | None known |
Departure from Western Australia | Pension paid in Western Australia until 31st December 1864 |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th May 1877 Auckland New Zealand Not yet known |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 John Smith 1495 Private Royal Canadian rifles Location Niagara Canada 1861 As above location Montreal |