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| Name | STARK – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 9th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1791 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th September 1840 / 19 years / Liverpool Joiner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Dark / Grey / Dark / Wound on right hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East India – 4 years 260 days |
| Length of Service | 6 years 243 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th May 1847 /Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Medal 1845-46 with Moodkee clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | North Shields |
| Pension Districts | 1847 1st North London District 1847 Hull 1850 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem 1884 Increased in Western Australia amount not stated |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 South Leith Roxburghshire |
| 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 married |
| 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 | Victorian Express (Geraldton WA:) Saturday 28th July 1888 page 5 Death and Inquest |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th June 1888 near Geraldton Western Australia Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to the loss of the use of his right hand several bones shattered by gunshot in action at Moodkee 18th December 1845 After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private James Stark, joiner, 6d, 30th January, single 1888 police report of death states finding of dead man by David Warren believed to be James Stark |
