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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 | Both 1881 and 1891 English Census shows resident in Chelsea Hospital as being a widower. No other information currently available. |