Trade; Cord Wainer
Size; 5 ft 5 ins
Complexion; Fair. Eyes; Grey. Hair; Sandy.
Sergeant No.551 99th Regiment of Foot
29 Jan 1835 Corporal
28 Nov 1836 Sergeant
6 Mar 1839 Was tried by Court Martial "For being drunk on duty and
fighting in
barracks"
6 Mar 1839 Reduced to Private
18 Jan 1840 Corporal
1 July 1840 Sergeant
1 April 1841- - - - June 1841 Dublin
July 1841 Sept 1841 Rochester
Oct 1841 Dec 1841 Chatham England
The 99th sailed to Australia by detachments during 1842
Jan 1842 March 1842
Jan 1843 June 1843 NSW
July 1843 Sept 1843
Confined 5th May 1843, Sentenced to be reduced to Private.
Payed in England to 28 Aug, on full rations 7 Sept.
Oct 1843 Nov 1843 Guard Parramatta
Dec 1843 Windsor
Jan 1844 March 1844 Convict Guard on Convict Ship 'Maitland'
22 Jan 1844 8 Feb 1844 Sydney - - - Norfolk Island
April 1844 Sept 1844 Norfolk Island
Jan 1845 Dec 1845 Sydney
Jan 1846 March 1846 2 Days in Hospital Sydney
July 1846 26 Oct 1846 Guard Sydney
27 Oct 1846 Dec 1846 Private to Corporal
Jan 1847 Dec 1847 Moreton Bay
Son Robert born June 15th Brisbane
Baptised July 11th
Jan 1848 March 1848 Moreton Bay
April 1848 May 1848 Moreton Bay to Sydney
Authorised to wear 2 Dist J marks
from 15 Dec 1847
July 1848 Sept 1848 NSW
Nov 1848 Dec 1848 in Hospital 4 days
Jan 1849 Dec 1849 Provost employ Van Diemans Land
Jan 1850 Sept 1850 Provost employ Hobart
Jan 1851 March 1851 on Pass NSW to 11th Regiment from
April 1851
1 April 1851 30 June 1851 11th Regiment on furlough waiting
discharge
On his discharge papers dated 6th Feb 1851, aged 41 yrs 8 mths.
Total service 23 yrs 8 mths of which 6yrs 9 mths in Mauritus, 7 yrs 1
mth in the Australian Colonies and 9 yrs 10 mths at Home
Discharged 30th Nov 1851
John BYRON died 28th June 1881 and is buried at Waverley Cemetery
CofE Section 2 grave 440