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| Name | WOODS – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 5th Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1899 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th August 1845 / 18 years / Belturbet Cavan Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / Pock-pitted |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 9 years 8 months East Indies (Bengal) – 4 years |
| Length of Service | 18 years 332 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 28th June 1864 / Shorncliffe Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with clasp for Lucknow |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Drumlane Killeshandra Cavan Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1864 2nd West London 1866 Tilbury 1866 Western Australia 1866 2nd West London |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1827 Drumlane Killeshandra 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 | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st January 1873 possibly West London England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 John Woods 1899 Private 5th Foot Location Mauritius 1851 John Woods Corporal 1899 5th Foot returning from India Discharge due to venereal disease Comment on Discharge: “Unfit for further service aggravated by the use of spirituous liquors and deformed feet” (!) |