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| Name | TURNER – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 70th and 71st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1103 / 2099 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th November 1837 / 19 years / Watford Hertfordshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Hazel / Grey / Much pitted with small pox |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 2 years 5 months Canada – 2 years 6 months West Indies – 3 years 2 months Corfu – 1 year 10 months Crimea – 1 year 4 months Malta – 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 191 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 7th September 1858 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea Crimean Turkish |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1858 Newry 1860 2nd Belfast 1865 Tilbury 1865- Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/5½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 Abbey St. Albans Hertfordshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | TURNER John |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Mary Ann Sedgewick nee Torney Born 24 September 1828 Bellary Madras India |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 7 April 1852 Downpatrick, Down Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | EPG TORNEY Richard 1800 Downpatrick Down Ireland |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | WOODS Judith |
| 1st wife previous marriage details | Husband: David Sedgewick M 3 March 1847 Ireland 1 child Alice Esther Sedgewick born 1848 bp 25 April 1848 Bradford England |
| Land Grants Western Australia | By Purchase Fremantle Town Lots 670,671, and 674 at £6 per acre 15 November 1865 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21 March 1870 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | A Mary Ann Turner died on 8 July 1868 and is buried in the East Perth Cemetery no further details |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 70th Foot 1103 Private John Turner stationed West Indies and La Prairie Canada 1851 71st Foot 2099 Corporal John Turner stationed at Dublin Ireland Discharge due to Chronic rheumatism Purchased land Fremantle lots 670 671 and 674 £6.0.0 per lot |