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| Name | TURNER – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 90th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3850 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th December 1854 / 23 years / Westminster Middlesex England Tailor (shown as weaver on discharge) |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5 in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / Gun shot wound on left thigh |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 1 month Crimea – 11 months |
| Length of Service | 1 year 349 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 18th November 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Hunt Street Mile End New Town London |
| Pension Districts | 1856 1st East London 1863 Tilbury 1863 Western Australia 1874 New Zealand (paid October 1874-dec 1875). Paid Otago and Dunedin 1876 Melbourne (not paid) 1876 South Australia (paid Jan – 30th June 1876) 1876-1890 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1831 Bethnal Green London Middlesex England |
| 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 |
| 2nd Wife | NASH Sarah Ann B Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th December 1877 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth lot 29/H Hay Street Perth Date Assigned 11th November 1881 Title Application 8th November 1883 Title 6/76 – 0.3.12 3 roods 12 perches |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Eastern District Chronicle York Saturday 24th May 1890 – page 6 John Turner 90th regt wrote a letter to the newspaper about the hardship of living on a pension of 8d per day |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not clear when left Western Australia for South Australia (pre-1874). John Turner returned to Western Australia (for the rest of his life) sometime in 1876 and married Sarah Nash during this time |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th August 1890 York Hospital Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 5795/1890/31 List of possession of John Turner that were listed for sale however a note attached saying to cancel the sale due to a will having been found (no sign of said will) |
| Further Information | Discharge due to a wound received on the attack on the Redan September 8th 1855. 9th September 1879 ‘Complained to the WO of being dismissed from the Enrolled Force and asks for a Court of Inquiry’ 15th May 1881 – subject for investigation. |
