| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Name/Alias | John LIDFORD |
| Birth date and place | 1828 Chatham, Kent, England. |
| Baptism date and place | 17 Aug 1828 St Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent. |
| Civil Census Residences | Francis Street, Deptford, Greenwich, Kent (1841). Kensington Palace Barracks, Westminster, Middlesex (1851). 69 Culvert Road, Battersea, Wandsworth, London (1881). Crescent Place, Kensington, London (1891). See Musters (1851, 1861). |
| Trade | Miner. Museum Attendant (1881, 1891). |
| Physical Description | |
| Marriage date and place | Unmarried. |
| Spouse | Unmarried. |
| Children | None. |
| Death date and place | 22 Apr 1893 11 Warriner Gardens, Battersea, Surrey. |
| Burial date and place | |
| Will and Probate | 2 May 1893 Probate London Registry. Effects £65 19s. 3d. Jun 1893 Effects Re-sworn £165 19s. 3d. Death Duties reference IR27-522. |
| Death Notices | |
| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #2370 Private. |
| Attestation date and place | c. 1849 Woolwich (tentative). |
| Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 4 years 4 months. India. |
| Musters | WO11-126 22nd Company, Chatham & Hyde Park (1851). WO11-130 (1852) to WO11-146 (1956) Western Australia. WO11-188 23rd Company, ret. Hong Kong (1861). WO12-10590 Cape Invalid Depot, Cape of Good Hope (1861). |
| Promotions | Private to 2nd Corporal (1857). 2nd Corporal to Corporal (1861). |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Indian Mutiny clasp Lucknow. |
| Other Awards & Prizes | The Great Exhibition 1851. Bronze Medal and Present. |
| Casualty/Medical | |
| Courts Martial | |
| Discharge date and place | c. 1861 (tentative). |
| Length of Service | |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | No Chelsea Pension WO97 records extant. |
| Post Discharge Residence | |
| ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Marion. |
| Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Portland 2 Nov 1851. Arr. Fremantle 30 Jan 1852. |
| Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder [Barker p.127]. Road Parties: Bunbury, Bindoon, York. Guildford Convict Depot Dec 1853 to Dec 1855 at least. |
| Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
| Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
| Ship ex-WA | Esmeralda. See Crimean War Connection. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 25 Feb 1856, via Cape of Good Hope and St Helena to London. |
