Sullivan, John

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PERSONAL DETAILSJohn SULLIVAN
Birth date and place14 Dec 1831 St Finbars, Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Baptism date and place
Civil Census Residences
England, Wales & Scotland		See Muster below (1861).
Occupations pre-WASeedsman.
Assistant Warder, Chatham Prison.
Physical DescriptionHeight: 5 ft. 8 ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: hazel. Hair: sandy.
Marriage date and placeMarried. Date & place unknown.
SpouseUnknown.
Children
Death date and placeAfter December 1881.
Burial date and place
Will and Probate
Death Notices and Obituaries
ARMED FORCES
Regiment(s)6th Dragoon Guards (Carabineers/Carabiniers).
Regiment No. and Rank#1123 Private.
Attestation date and place14 Aug 1851 Ballincollig, Cork.
12 Aug 1863 re-engaged at Westminister for a further 12 years and one day.
Service/CampaignsThe Crimea & Turkey 10 months.
The East Indies 4 years 2 months.
Musters1861 on board ship from Meerut, East Indiex [WO12-382].
PromotionsPrivate to Corporal 2 Jan 1862.
Medals, Clasps and BadgesCrimea War Medal clasp Sebastopol.  Turkish Crimea Medal.
Indian Mutiny Medal.
Three Good Conduct Badges.
Casualty/MedicalNone.
Regimental Courts MartialNone.
District Courts MartialNone.
General Courts MartialNone.
Discharge date and place10 Nov 1865 Hounslow.
Length of Service14 years 89 days.
Chelsea Pension ReferenceWO97/1123/1755.
WO131/042 Deferred Pension Examination November 1865.
Post Discharge ResidenceHoopers Post Office, Great Russell Street, Covent Garden, London.
Post Discharge Pension District
Pension AmountDeferred Pension of 4d. per diem when attaining 50 years of age (granted 14 Dec 1881).
ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
ShipCorona. 
Departure and Arrival16 Oct 1866 Portsmouth; 22 Dec 1866 Fremantle.
Status/OccupationAssistant Warder (see sidebar).
Land Grant/PurchaseNone in Western Australia.
SubscriptionsNone.
Misc. Newspaper Articles
Ship
Departure from WA		Stanley.
Dep. Fremantle c. 1870 to Eastern States or Calcutta.