Departed Portland 26th May 1865 and arrived Fremantle 10th August 1865
Number of Guards officially listed to arrive was 50 – confirmed by the “Ships Project”
Racehorse Diary of Pensioner Joseph Wright – Transcribed Jeanette Lee
Read: Surgeons Log Racehorse by John Kelly Lighthouse and General Historian
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BLOOMER Edward Honourable East India Company Bengal Artillery
BYRNE / BYRN John 45th Regiment and Cape Mounted Rifles
CASHMAN John 25th and 74th Regiment
COSTELLO William 31st Regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles
DONNELLY John 4th and 51st Regiment
DOYLE John 13th and 55th Regiment
EGAN / EAGAN John 49th Regiment
FLOOD William 69th and 84th Regiment
FOGARTY / FOGARTE Patrick 58th Regiment
GILBRIDE / GILBRIDGE John 88th Regiment
IMPEY Mathew 15th Hussars and 3rd Dragoon Guards
KILGALLON Michael 12th Regiment 1st Battalion Depot
LOCKE William Reuben 6th and 57th Regiment
McGRATH Bernard Honourable East India Company 2nd Bombay European Light Infantry and 106th Regiment
McKAY / MacKAY John 92nd Regiment
McMILLAN / McMILLEN John 51st Regiment
MEEKHUMS James 96th and 61st Regiment
NAUGHTON Joseph Honourable East India Company Bengal 2nd European Battery
NORTON Joseph Royal Artillery Coastal Brigade
OAKLEY Charles Thomas Royal Marines Portsmouth Division 16th and 42nd Company
O’PREY / OPRAY Robert 20th Regiment 1st Battalion
PTOLEMY Andrew Joseph 9th 80th and 79th Regiment
QUINN James 4th and 55th Regiment
RADFORD Edward / Edwin Honourable East India Company 2nd Bombay Fusiliers and 104th Regiment
REANEY Patrick 36th 1st Battalion and 95th 2nd Battalion Regiment
REEVES Josiah Royal Marines Chatham Division 17th Company
ROCHE / ROACH Edward 6th 1st Battalion and 34th Regiment
SAMPY / SAMFRY Michael 56th Regiment
SHAW William Royal Artillery Depot Battery
TAAFFE / TAAFE Francis 22nd Regiment 1st battalion
TORNEY / TORNAY Richard 48th 1st Battalion and 41st Regiment
TURNER John 70th and 71st Regiment