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| Name | WARD – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 38th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1749 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7 February 1839/19 years/Enniskillen/labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 feet 10 inches/Fresh/sandy/grey |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean 2 years 6 months Gibraltar 2 years 10 months Jamaica 2 years North America 3 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 12 Years 284 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private/23 December 1851/Chatham Kent aged 32 |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Drung Cavan |
| Pension Districts | 1851 Cavan Ireland 1853 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem – Temporary 3 years to 15th January 1855 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th April 1853 London England via Cork and Rio de Janeiro |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ROBERT SMALL 18th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1819 / Drung Cavan 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 | GALAHER/GALAGHER Catherine Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret B 1853 |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | GALAHER/GALAGHER James |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | COLWELL Margaret |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | MULLIGAN Christopher EPG 86th Regt (Robert Small) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th November 1853 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not Known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 31st August 1853 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Catherine MULLIGAN/2nd July 1855 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Private John Ward 1749 location Zante Ionian Islands 1851 Private John Ward 1769(sic) location Halifax Nova Scotia Discharge due to chronic pleurisy affecting the left side of the chest contracted at Cape Breton. John Ward was under medical treatment for phthisis by the doctor from 11th June 1853 during the voyage of the Robert Small to the end of the voyage when was sent to the hospital. His daughter Margaret age 6 months was treated for diarrhoea on 11th June 1853. In 1853 his wife Catherine Ward signed a letter of thanks to the Surgeon Superintendent of the Robert Small, Dr Morris. 19th September 1853 Request made for assistance for the destitute widows Mrs Danford, RA, Ward, 38th, And Conroy, 45th |