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The Soldiers listed below a represent the soldiers who were in Australia on Garrison Duty.
Some may have settled, some may have not. When it has been confirmed they settled in Australia they will receive their own page. If it is confirmed the men settled in Australia, they will not appear on this page,they will appear on the surname page.
If they are listed on this page, then this is all we know of them .

Back to Surnames of the 40th Regiment Soldiers who stayed

Tour of Duty 1823 - 1829

BAINES Francis , . BAKER David , . BAKER John , . BAKER Richard , . BALDWIN John , . BALE John , . BAILEY Joseph , . BAILEY Richard , . BALFOR William , . BALL John , . BANS Thomas , . BARBER John , . BARKER John , . BARNES Francis , . BARRETT Michael , . BARRETT Patrick , . BARRINGTON Charles , . BARRINGTON John , . BARRINGTON Owen , . BARRY Bernard , . BARRY John , . BARTON George , . BASCAWEN Edward , . BASNETT John , . BATES Joseph , . BAXTER Henry , . BAXTER John , . BAXTER Robert , . BAXTER William , . BEATH William , . BEAKIE James , . BEAMAN John , . BELLAME James , . BELLAME John , . BENNETT James , . BENNETT John , . BENNETT Michael , . BENNETT Patrick , . BENT William , . BENTLEY Joseph , . BERRY Bernard , . BESWICK George , . BLACKMORE William , . BLACKWELL Robert , . BLAKE Henry , . BLAKE Michael , . BLUNT Thomas , . BOARD Johnathon , . BOLAN Andrew , . BOLTON John , . BOSSOM Thomas , . BOTT Thomas , . BOWLES James , . BOWLES John , . BOWMAN John , . BOWTELL William , . BOYCE Benjamin , . BOYDE John , . BOYDE Joseph , . BRASH William , . BREEN Patrick , . BRESLAND Owen , . BRETT Cornelius , . BREWER Joseph , . BRILTON John , . BRIMLOW George , .

Tour of Duty 1852 - 1860

BADDELEY Francis , . BAILEY Willaim , . BAKER Charles , . BAKER Francis , . BAKER Samuel , . BAKER William , . BARNARD Jeramiah , . BARNES Francis , . BARNES Thomas , . BARRON James , . BARRON John , . BARTLETT Joseph , . BASKETT Charles , . BASS Thomas , . BASSETT Richard , . , . BEACHAM John , . BEATTIE Adam , . BENNETT Francis , . BENNETT James , . BENNETT John , . , . BENSON Mathew , . BENNETT William , . BERNE John , . BETTERY Thomas , . BIGSBY Joshuah , . BIGWELL Henry , . BILLINGS John , . BINDON Francis , . BISHOP Francis , . BISHOP John , . BISHOP William , . BITTON Charles , . BLACKMORE George , . BLACKSHAW Charles , . BLAKE Henry , . BLAKE John , . BLOUSE Thomas , . BLYTH Francis , . BORADMAN William , . BODDINGTON William , . BOLTON Francis , . BOLAND William , . BOARDER Joseph , . BORLAND Joseph , . , . . BOURKE James , . BOWDLER George , . BOWER Sydney , . BOYLIN James , . BRADFORD Samuel , . BRADY James , . BRAMPTON James , . BREED James , . BREWER John , . BRIAN James , . BRIDLE Richard , . BRIEN Denis , . BRIEN Thopmas , .

Men listed as deserting from the Regiment

These men have been recorded as deserters from the Regiment in which they served. There is more than a strong possibilty these men eventually settled. We have included them as they recieved a description etc,and it may be of help to their descendants. Today ,we understand why these men deserted, in some cases they were treated worse than the convicts were.

BAILEY, Charles Pte 3542 25.2yrs, 5'6", sallow complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes; enlisted 27.11.1854 Plymouth, labourer; born Bridgewater Somerset; deserted at Sandhurst on 24.1.1858. Remarks - branded with "D" twice under left arm.
BAILY, John Pte 25.9yrs, 5'8"; fair complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes; labourer; born Somerset; deserted at Melbourne on 19.12.1860.
BALDRY, Charles Pte 3487 19yrs, 5'5", fresh complexion, light brown hair, light blue eyes; labourer; born Norfolk; deserted at Melbourne on 10.2.1856.
BANKS, Michael 40th 21.6yrs, 5'6"; fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes; labourer; born Limerick; deserted at Melbourne on 18.10.1862.
BARNES, William Henry Pte 2476 26yrs, 5'8", fresh complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes; Butcher; born Colchester, Essex; deserted Sandedhurst on 4.11.1855
BASSET, Thomas Pte 3396 20yrs, 5'5",pale complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes; enlisted 26.6.1854, Exeter; painter; born Exeter, Devon; deserted at Geelong on 5.10.1856.
BATSON, William Pte 3646 25yrs, 5'4", fresh complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes; labourer; born Banpton, Devonshire; deserted at Melbourne on 10.6.1856.
BATTON, William Pte 3689 15yrs, 4'11", fresh complexion, light brown hair, grey eyes; labourer; born Somerset; deserted at Melbourne on 31.1.1856.
BEARAN, Richard Pte 2758 21 years, 5'7 1/2", dark, with dark brown hair, hazel eyes, stout, full face and no whiskers. Deserted 4 Dec 1852, Sydney. Enlisted 26 June 1849; born Carlisle. Wore red fatigue jacket, white duck trowsers.
BEHAN, Patrick Pte 3185 22yrs, 5'7", fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes; enlisted 27.1.1853 Dublin, labourer; born Rathangan Kildare; deserted at Ballarat on 15.2.1857.
BENNETT, Thomas Pte 3498 21yrs, 5'5", fresh complexion, light brown hair, grey eyes; enlisted 21.11.1854, Taunton; labourer; born Broadclist, Devon; deserted at Sandhurst on 21.10.1856.
BENNETT, Tristram Pte 3594 19yrs, 5'6", fresh complexion, light brown hair, hazel eyes; born Caltington, Cornwall; deserted at Melbourne on 9.11.1855.
BERRY, Launcelot Pte 2706 40th 25yrs, 5'7", fresh complexion, black hair, grey eyes; labourer; born Somerset; deserted at Melbourne on 19.5.1856.
BLAKE, Herbert Pte 24yrs, 5'8"; fresh complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes; labourer; born Co. Galway; deserted at Melbourne on 12.4.1861.
BLAKE, Herbert Pte 24.8yrs, 5'8"; fresh complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes; labourer; born Co. Galway; deserted at Melbourne on 8.7.1861. Remarks - branded with "D" twice under left arm.
BLAKE, Thomas G. Pte 21yrs, 5'8"; fresh complexion, fair complexion, grey eyes; enlisted 23.5.1859, Melbourne Victoria; labourer; born Yarmouth Norfolk; deserted at Melbourne on 6.7.1859.
BOARDMAN alias SPENCER, Jonathan Pte 25yrs, 5'7"; fresh complexion, light brown hair, blue eyes; enlisted 27.9.1859, Melbourne Victoria; clerk; born Gorey Wexford; deserted at Melbourne on 19.3.1860.
BONER, Cornelius Pte 3000 28yrs, 5'6"; fresh complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes; labourer; born Lifford Co. Donegal; deserted at South Australia on 19.4.1862. Remarks - burn on chin.
BONNER, Cornelius Pte 3000 29yrs, 5'6"; fresh complexion, light brown hair, grey eyes; labourer; deserted at Melbourne on 2.6.1863. Remarks - brand "D" under left arm.
BORBRIDGE, Charles Pte 3404 20.6yrs, 5'7", fresh complexion, sandy hair, grey eyes; enlisted 26.7.1854 Limerick Servant; born Limerick; deserted at Sandhurst on 25.1.1857.
BORNE, William Pte 2762 22.6yrs, 5'5", fresh complexion, dark brown hair, dark eyes; labourer; born Devon; deserted at Ballarat on 19.1.1855.
BOURKE, Patrick L/Cpl 21.1yrs, 5'8"; fair complexion, light brown hair, grey eyes; labourer; deserted on 5.10.1862. Remarks - brand "D" under left arm.
BOURKE, Patrick Pte 20yrs, 5'7"; fair complexion, light brown hair, grey eyes; labourer; born Limerick; deserted at Melbourne on 30.12.1860. Note - arrested Traralgon 19.6.1861.
BOWYER, Sydney Pte 3547 20yrs, 5'5", pale complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes; enlisted 27.11 .1854, Plymouth; labourer; born Taunton, Somerset; deserted at Ballarat on 31.8.1856. Remarks - branded with "D" twice under left arm
BOYLAN, James Pte 22 years 9mo, 5'5"; deserted 14 Aug 1853, Sydney. Enlisted 7 Nov 1849; born Kildare; labourer.
BRAMFIELD BRANFIELD, JamesDrm 3672 17yrs, 5'0", fresh complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes; enlisted 6.2.1855 Taunton, labourer; born Wynehead Somerset; deserted at Melbourne on 24.8.1858. Surrendered Echuca SA 28. 10.1858.
BRAMPTON, James Pte 3668 17.7yrs, 5'6", fair complexion, white hair, grey eyes; enlisted 6.2.1855 Taunton, labourer; born Bishop's Hill Somerset; deserted at Melbourne on 30.11.1857.
BRETT, Patrick Pte 2771 27.7yrs, 5'11", fresh complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes; enlisted 1.9.1849 Dublin, labourer; born ford Kilkenny; deserted at Melbourne on 7.4.1857. Remarks - branded with "D" three times under left arm.
BRIEN, John Cpl 3193 22yrs, 5'9", fresh complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes; enlisted 30.6.1853, Waterford, labourer; born Duncannon, Waterford; deserted at Castlemaine on 16.7.1856. Note - apprehended 19.8.1856.
BROOKES, Charles Pte 2237 29yrs, 5'5", fair complexion, brown hair, grey eyes; labourer; born Somerset; deserted at Melbourne on 23.3.1856.
BROOM, Henry Pte 25yrs, 5'10", fresh complexion, light brown hair, grey eyes; enlisted 24.4.1858 Melbourne, shipwright; born Nottingham; deserted at Melbourne on 16.5.1858.
BROOM, Henry Pte 28yrs, 5'11"; sallow complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes; born Nottingham; deserted at Melbourne on 15.8.1861. Remarks - branded with "D" twice under left arm.
BRYNE, John Pte 36yrs, 5'8"; fresh complexion, dark brown hair, dark brown eyes; born Cork; deserted at Adelaide on 6.5.1860. Remarks - mark of wound back of neck; Note - still at large Aug.1861.
BUCKLEY, Cornelius 22yrs, 5'5"; fresh complexion, fair hair, light blue eyes; labourer; born Kenny; deserted at Melbourne on 20.10.1862.
BURKE, John Pte 3506 20yrs, 5'5", fresh complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes; labourer; born Galway; deserted at Castlemaine on 27.7.1856.
BURKE, Patrick Pte 2105 30yrs, 5'10", fresh complexion, black hair, hazel eyes; shoe maker; born Macroon, Cork; deserted at Melbourne on 8.4.1856.
BURNELL, James 25yrs, 5'5", fresh complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes; labourer; born Somerset; deserted at Adelaide on 5.3.1855.
BURNELL, Richard 6yrs, 5'9"; fresh complexion, brown hair, grey eyes; deserted at Melbourne on 13.6.1863.
BUTLER, Edward Pte 3265 20.1yrs, 5'5", fresh complexion, light brown hair, blue eyes; enlisted 14.2.1854 Waterford, labourer; born Ballyquin Kilkenny; deserted at Geelong on 31.3.1858. Remarks - branded with "D" twice under left arm.
BUTLER, Edward Pte 3265 17yrs, 5'5", fresh complexion, brown hair, blue eyes; labourer; born Mallanarat, Killkenny; deserted at Melbourne on 6.12.1855.
BUTLER, Thomas Pte 3605 24yrs, 5'6"; fresh complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes; enlisted 14.12.1854, Galway; mason; born Cappaquinn Waterford; deserted at Melbourne on 27.12.1859.
BURNETT, JamesPte 2696 40th 23.6yrs, 5'5", fair complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes; labourer; born England; deserted at Adelaide on 5.3.1855.

The information is intended for short Historical Value only,
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Last revised: Sunday, 18 January 2004 02:05:46