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Name | WRIGHT – John |
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Regiment (s) | 42nd Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 1193 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th October 1838 / 18 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Weaver |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 4 years 88 days The Ionian Islands – 2 years 92 days Bermuda – 272 days |
Length of Service | 11 years 201 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd April 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | None |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Stirling Scotland |
Pension Districts | 1850 Stirling Scotland 1850 – 57 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 6d per diem for three years |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Stirling Stirlingshire Scotland |
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 | Did not marry |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Night Warder Convict Establishment 12th July 1851. Assistant Overseer Mt Eliza Depot 13th July 1851. Reported drunk on duty 29th August 1851 and allowed to resign |
Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette & Independent Journal of Political and News WA Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 page 2 – List of Pensioners named. |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1857 Fremantle Western Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information |