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| Name | TRAVERS – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 4th Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1068 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th August 1845 / 18 years 6 months / Leith Midlothian Scotland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fresh / Blue / Dark Brown and Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 2 years 10 months Turkey – 2 years Canada – 4 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 29 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 27th November 1866 / Sheerness England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps Crimean Turkish War Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 55 Princes Street Edinburgh Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1866 Edinburgh 1867 Tilbury 1867-1871 Western Australia 1871 Calcutta 1872 Dundee 1881-1892 In Pensioner Chelsea Hospital |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 18th April 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 13th July 1867 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1827 West Kirk Edinburgh 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1871 to Calcutta |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th March 1892 Chelsea Hospital London England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | On the 6th February 1869. John Travers, pensioner, was found drunk and handed over to the military authorities to be dealt with. He was given 56 days garrison duty. He was recorded as being 42 year of age, protestant, and could read and write. (SROWA Acc 1156, V16B entry 2094) Both 1881 and 1891 English Census shows John Travers in Chelsea Hospital as being a widower, however no marriage has heen found for him. |