Travers, John
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | John TRAVERS |
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| Birth date and place | c, 1827 West Kirk, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. |
| Baptism date and place | |
| Civil Census Residences England, Wales & Scotland | Royal Chelsea Hospital, Chelsea, London (1881, 1891). |
| Occupations pre-WA | Shoemaker. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 9½ ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: blue. Hair: dark brown & grey. |
| Marriage date and place | Unknown. Widower by 1881. |
| Spouse | Unknown. |
| Children | |
| Death date and place | 26 Mar 1892 Royal Chelsea Hospital, Chelsea, London. |
| Burial date and place | |
| Will and Probate | None. |
| Death Notices and Obituaries | |
| ARMED FORCES | |
| Regiment(s) | Royal Artillery. 4th Brigade at discharge in 1866. |
| Regiment No. and Rank | #1068 Gunner & Driver. |
| Attestation date and place | 6 Aug 1845 Leith, Midlothian. |
| Service/Campaigns | Canada 2 years 10 months. Turkey 2 years. Canada 11 years 7 months. |
| Musters | |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasps Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol. |
| Casualty/Medical | None. |
| Regimental Courts Martial | Tried by four Courts martial by one of which he was found “Not Guilty”. Absent & Imprisoned 7 Dec to 11 Dec 1854. Tried & Imprisoned 16 Dec 1855 to 14 Feb 1856. Awaiting Trial 4 May to 8 May 1866. Tried & Imprisoned 9 May to 22 May 1866. Six times entered in the Regimental Defaulters Book. |
| District Courts Martial | None. |
| General Courts Martial | None. |
| Discharge date and place | 27 Nov 1866 Sheerness. |
| Length of Service | 21 years 29 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97/1353/114. |
| Post Discharge Residence | 55 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| Post Discharge Pension District | Edinburgh (1866). WA (1867). Calcutta (1871). Dundee (1872). Glasgow (1874). Edinburgh (1875). 1 Jan 1881 admitted to Royal Chelsea Hospital as In-patient [WO23-173-103]. |
| Pension Amount | 11d. per diem. |
| ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Norwood. |
| Departure and Arrival | 13 Apr 1867 Portland; 13 Jul 1867 Fremantle. |
| Status/Occupation | Enrolled Pensioner Force. |
| Land Grant/Purchase | None in Western Australia. |
| Subscriptions | None. |
| Misc. Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from WA | c. 1871 left for Calcutta. |