Ballantine, John
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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| Name/Alias | John BALLANTINE |
| Birth date and place | c. 1837 Old Kilpatrick, Dalmuir, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. |
| Baptism date and place | |
| Civil Census Residences | Dalmuir, Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (1841). Dalmuir Shore, Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (1851). The School of Military Engineering, Brompton Barracks, Gillingham, Kent (1871). |
| Trade | Painter. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 7½ ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: grey. Hair: fair, whiskers grey. Marks or Scars: Scar on right side of chin. |
| Marriage date and place | 1858 Fremantle, Western Australia. |
| Spouse | Harriett Caroline WALLIS/WALLACE. |
| Children | Robert Edward b. 1859, Fremantle, Western Australia. Alfred b. 1864, Weymouth, Dorset. Harriet b. 1867, Woolwich, Kent. Agnes b. 1868, Woolwich, Kent. Hannah b. 1870, Gillingham, Kent. |
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| Will and Probate | |
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| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #3310 Sapper. |
| Attestation date and place | 13 Jun 1855 Glasgow, Scotland. |
| Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 4 years 269 days. |
| Musters | WO11-158 (1858) to WO11-207 (1862) Western Australia. |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Three Good Conduct Badges. |
| Casualty/Medical | None. |
| Courts Martial | None. |
| Discharge date and place | 27 Jun 1876 Shornecliffe Camp, Kent, England. |
| Length of Service | 21 years 15 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1849-190. |
| Post Discharge Residence | 19 Park Place, Paisley Road, Glasgow. |
| Pension District | Canterbury (Mar 1878). New South Wales (1878). |
| Pension | 11d. per diem. |
| ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Nile. |
| Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Plymouth 23 Sep 1857. Arr. Fremantle 1 Jan 1858. |
| Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder [Barker p.10]. |
| Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
| Ship ex-WA | Lincelles. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 27 Apr 1862 for Cape of Good Hope and London. |