PERSONAL DETAILS |
Name/Alias |
John HUGHES (all personal details tentative). |
Birth date and place |
c. 1828 Mold, Flintshire, Wales (tentative). |
Baptism date and place |
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Civil Census Residences |
Royal Sappers & Miners Barracks, Mill Dam, Portsea, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England (1851 tentative). |
Trade |
Mason. |
Physical Description |
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Marriage date and place |
1861 Perth, Western Australia (tentative). |
Spouse |
Mary Ann NUGENT (tentative). |
Children |
Ellen b. 1862, Perth, Western Australia (tentative). |
Death date and place |
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Burial date and place |
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Will and Probate |
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Death Notices |
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ARMY SERVICE DETAILS |
Corps and Company |
Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
Service No. and Rank |
#2251 Sapper. |
Attestation date and place |
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Service/Campaigns |
Western Australia 4 years. |
Musters |
WO11-158 (1858) to WO11-203 (1862) Western Australia. |
Promotions |
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Medals, Clasps and Badges |
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Casualty/Medical |
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Courts Martial |
10 Jun 1858: Suspended Good Conduct Pay per Commanding Officer. |
Discharge date and place |
7 Jan 1862 Perth, Western Australia [WO11-203]. |
Length of Service |
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Chelsea Pension Reference |
No Chelsea Pension WO97 records extant. |
Post Discharge Residence |
Perth, Western Australia. |
Pension District |
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Pension |
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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. |
Subscriptions to Funds |
None. |
Land Acquisition |
Eligible for £10 remission on 20 acres of land [CSR499-15]. |
Ship ex-WA |
Not applicable. |
Departure date and destination |
Not applicable. |