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| Name | TALBORT/TALBOT Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 99th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1953 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd October 1842/18 years/ Belfast Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 feet 6 ¼ ins Fair/grey/fair |
| Overseas Service/Duration | 12 years 4 months Australian Colonies |
| Length of Service | 14 years 145 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private/25th October 1856/ Cork |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | Newry 1857 2nd Belfast 1873 Greenwich 1874-1877 Western Australia 1877 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem Increase refused 1859 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | Naval Brigade 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1824 Lisburn Antrim Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | TALBOT Robert Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HAYES Anna Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not known (WA Bicentennial Dictionary says Elizabeth & also 2 daughters) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Robert B 1864 Ireland M AITKIN Alison 1887 Petersham New South Wales (Possible) D 27th April 1942 Oakleigh Victoria Australia (Possible) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Western Australian Times Tuesday 13th March 1877 page 2 Passenger list Cleopatra The Sun News-Pictorial Tuesday 28th April 1942 page 12 Death and Funeral notices Robert Thomas Talbot. |
| Departure from Western Australia | 29th March 1877 departed Fremantle per Cleopatra for Melbourne with son Robert age 13. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd January 1898/Melbourne Benevolent Asylum North Melbourne |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | Not yet known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Robert Talbert (sic) 1953 Private 99th foot location Western Australia Discharge due to varicose veins in both legs |