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| Name | TRUEMAN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 86th and 64th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2176 – 86th Regiment 3455 – 64th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st January 1843 / 21 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Dark / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 14 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 18 years 17 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 5th February 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Arklow Wicklow Ireland also Invalid Depot Chatham |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Carlow 1864 Tilbury 1864-1866 Western Australia 1866-1872 New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | 1/3d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | London England date not known |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1822 Kilbride Arklow Wicklow Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | TRUEMAN William |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | IVES nee SULLIVAN Susannah c1829 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1st May 1854 Karrachie (sic) Lower Scinde India |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | SULLIVAN Patrick |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | FARROW Jane nee DICKSON |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 12th July 1864 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife | FARROW Thomas – Enrolled Pensioner 45th Regiment arrived “York” 1862 c1819 Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 24th April 1866 to South Australia per “Emily Smith” then continued to New Zealand |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23rd November 1871 Wellington New Zealand Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 15th February 1864 at sea Buried at sea |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 John Trueman 2176 Corporal 86th Foot location Poona India Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and dysentery, worn outThe Clara’s Surgeons Journal reported:
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