SMITH / SMYTH – Joseph HEIC Madras Artillery and Royal Artillery 17th Brigade

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India General Service Medal (Persia Clasp)

Name	SMITH / SMYTH – Joseph
Regiment (s)	Honourable East India Company Madras Artillery and Royal Artillery 17th Brigade
Regiment No (s)	? / 336
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	HEIC – 27th May 1846 / 18 years 6 months / Not yet known Royal Artillery – 20th May 1861 / Not yet known Carder
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 8 in Sallow / Hazel / Black / Scar on left of sternum and scar behind left ear
Overseas Service	East Indies and Burma – 19 years 62 days
Length of Service	22 years 178 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Sergeant HEIC – 19th May 1861 / Not yet known Royal Artillery – 20th November 1866 / Woolwich Kent England
Campaign Medals	Burmah Medal Indian Mutiny Medal
Intended Residence at Discharge	Woolwich Kent England
Pension Districts	1866 1st Portsmouth 1867 Jersey 1867 1st East London 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 Western Australia 1869 New Zealand 1871 Sydney NSW
Pension Paid	1/9½d per diem
Date of Departure and Place UK or Ireland	12th October 1867 Portland England
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868
Date/Place of Birth	c1827 St Barnabas Manchester Lancashire England
Date/Place of Baptism	Not yet known
Father Date/Place of Birth	SMITH William
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
Siblings	Not yet known
1st Wife	MARTIN Jane Elizabeth B 1837
Date/Place of Marriage	27 May 1857 Vepery Madras India
Children by 1st Wife	Joseph Martin born 7 September 1858 bp 29 September 1858 Kamptee, Madras, India D 6 April 1859 aged 7 months buried Jaulnah Kamptee Madras William Martin born 5 February 1861 Bp 20 February 1861 Secunderabad Madras, India D 30 October 1862 aged 1 year 9 months buried Secunderabad Madras India Sarah Elizabeth born 26 October 1862 Bp 20 November 1862 Secunderabad, Madras India D 28 September 1863 buried Singapore. Charles James born 5 August 1864 Bp 2 October 1864 Prince of Wales Island Bengal India D November 1950 Molong NSW Richard Hollis born 5 August 1864 Bp 2 October 1864 Prince of Wales Island Bengal India M MANSELL Mary Louisa 26 April 1886 Bathurst NSW D 22 April 1942 Perth Western Australia Alexander born 1869 New Zealand Walter b unknown Harry b unknown Ellen Jane B1868 Place unknown married 1888 NEVILLE Frederick Molong NSW D 19 April 1944 Parramatta New South Wales Buried Rookwood Cemetery Mary Ann B 1871 New Zealand M 1890 (Smyth) ROBARDS John A Molong NSW D 1951 Mayfield Newcastle NSW
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	Molong Express and Western Districts advertiser (NSW: 1887-1954) Saturday 12 December 1908 page 10 death of Jos Smith also slightly different account in the Molong Argus Friday 11 December 1908 page 4 Western Champion (Parkes, NSW: 1898-1934) Thursday 2 October 1924 Death of Jane Molong Express and Western Districts Advertiser Saturday 2 May 1942 page 6 death of Richard Hollis Molong Express and Western Districts Advertiser Friday 17 November 1950 page 6 death of Charles James Molong Express and Western Districts Advertiser Friday 13 April 1951 page 8 death of Mary Ann
Departure from Western Australia	1869 to New Zealand c1871 to New South Wales Australia
Date/Place of Death/Burial	10 December 1908 Molong NSW Buried 11 December 1908 C of E cemetery Molong.
Date/Place of Death/Burial – Wife	28 September 1924 Auburn NSW
Will or Probate	None Located
Further Information	Believed to be son of soldier On his Marriage certificate he is described as ‘Bombardier A Company 4th Batt Artillery’ Joseph Smith had been listed on the guard for the ship Norwood but was sent back to barracks as his children had measles, the next available ship was the Hougoumont.