PERSONAL DETAILS
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.
Death date and place
Burial date and place
Will and Probate
Death Notices
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.