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| Name | WELDON – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 31st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2201 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th December 1843 / 18 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / Gun shot wound in left leg at Feroze |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 2 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 3 years 282 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th September 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Drogheda Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Drogheda 1857 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1825 St George’s Dublin Dublin 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 | BANNON Catherine Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B 1858 Adelaide South Australia D 1858 Adelaide South Australia Robert B 1859 Adelaide South Australia M GAY Alice Maud 1911 Adelaide South Australia John B 1862 South Australia D 1888 Adelaide South Australia Catherine B 1975 Adelaide South Australia |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1857 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1885 Adelaide South Australia (possibly) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Still being paid pension in South Australia in 1879. Entitled to Campaign Medals further research required. |