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WARD – John 38th Regiment

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38th Regiment 1856 Uniforms

 

NameWARD – 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/DurationMediterranean 2 years 6 months
Gibraltar 2 years 10 months
Jamaica 2 years
North America 3 years 3 months
Length of Service12 Years 284 days
Rank/Date/Place of DischargePrivate/23 December 1851/Chatham Kent aged 32
Campaign MedalsNot yet known
Intended Residence at
Discharge
Drung Cavan
Pension Districts1851 Cavan Ireland
1853 Western Australia
Pension Paid6d 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 Birth1819 / Drung  Cavan  Ireland
Date/Place of BaptismNot yet known
Father
Date/Place of Birth
Not yet known
Mother
Date/Place of Birth
Marriage
Not yet known
SiblingsNot yet known
1st Wife
Date of Birth or Baptism
UNKNOWN Catherine
Not yet known
Date/Place of MarriageNot yet known
Children by 1st WifeMargaret
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
Not applicable
Occupation after
Arrival
Not Known
Newspaper ArticlesNot yet known
Departure from Western
Australia
Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial31st August 1853 Western Australia
Date/Place of Death/Burial
Wife
Not yet known
Will or ProbateNone known
Further InformationBritish Army Worldwide Index 1841
1849 private John Ward location Zante Ionian Islands
Discharge due to chronic pleurisy affecting the left side of the chest contracted at Cape Breton.
In 1853 his wife Catherine Ward signed a letter of thanks to the Surgeon Superintendent of the Robert Small, Dr Morris.