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| Name | VANCE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery Coastal Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1141 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd August 1841 / 18 years 5 months / Lisburn Antrim Ireland Helper to a Smith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Dark / Grey / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 6 years 1 month Turkey and Crimea – 1 year 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 16 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 19th August 1862 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma Inkerman Balaklava and Sebastopol clasps French Military War Medal Turkish Crimean War Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Woolwich Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1862 1st East London 1864 Woolwich 1865-1891 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/2d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| 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 | c1823 Belfast Antrim Ireland |
| 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 | Cockburn Sound at Willagee Swamp Lot 228 20 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th January 1891 York Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1882 half pension suspended for feloniously stealing with 4 months imprisonment. Other half paid to wife for period of imprisonment |