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| Name | WATKINS – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 94th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 901 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th September 1833 / 19 years 4 months / Bury St Edmonds Suffolk England Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¼ in Fresh / Hazel /Dark Brown / Injury to left hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 11 months |
| Length of Service | 7 years 262 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th May / Fort Pitt England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Newmarket England |
| Pension Districts | 1841 Bury St Edmonds 1850-1902 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1815 Dalham Newmarket Suffolk 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 | UNKNOWN Elizabeth |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | 2 children – unknown names |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 1850 assigned Lot P17 South Perth 1861 off pension: 1865 pension restored |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th March 1902 Mt. Eliza Depot Perth Western Australia Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1872 Perth Western Australia (tentative) Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharged after receiving injury to left hand and two joints of little finger cut off by natives who attacked him at Cannamore. |