PERSONAL DETAILS
Name/Alias	James Allison LAING
Birth date and place	11 May 1838 Baltinglass, Wicklow, Ireland.
Baptism date and place
Civil Census Residences	Craven Street, Liverpool, Lancashire (1851). School of Military Engineering, Brompton Barracks, Gillingham, Kent (1871). Royal Military Asylum, King’s Road & Cheltenham Terrace, Chelsea, London (1881). See Musters below (1861, 1871).
Trade	Silver Plater (Smith). Sergeant Cook (1881).
Physical Description	Height: 6 ft. 0 ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: blue. Hair: light brown.
Marriage date and place	20 Apr 1865 St Mary Magdalene Church, Gillingham, Kent.
Spouse	Elizabeth KEELING.
Children	Florence Elizabeth b. 1867, Brompton, Kent. Edith Eleanor b. 1869, Brompton, Kent.
Death date and place	1882 Q2 Chelsea District, London.
Burial date and place
Will and Probate	None.
Death Notices
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS
Corps and Company	Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners).
Service No. and Rank	#4225 Private.
Attestation date and place	11 Feb 1856 Birmingham, Warwickshire. 13 Jul 1867 Rochester, re-engagement for 9 years 301 days.
Service/Campaigns	Western Australia 5 years 35 days.
Musters	WO11-158 (1858) to WO11-203 (1862) Western Australia. WO11-363 38th Company, Chatham (1871).
Promotions	Private to Sapper 1 Oct 1859. Sapper to 2nd Corporal 1 Aug 1862. 2nd Corporal to Sergeant Cook 29 Sep 1863.
Medals, Clasps and Badges	Five Good Conduct Badges. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (with gratuity).
Casualty/Medical	None.
Courts Martial	None.
Discharge date and place	17 Jul 1877 Brompton Barracks.
Length of Service	21 years 68 days.
Chelsea Pension Reference	WO97-1853-112.
Post Discharge Residence	Pension Office, Birmingham.
Pension District	Birmingham (1877). Chelsea?
Pension	26½d. 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.121].
Subscriptions to Funds	None.
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.