Private Edward Munday
(c1784.....1832)
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Rum Corps. ) "Renamed 102nd Regiment
- 73rd Regiment 1st Battalion
Highland
Born :
Circa 1784
Where Born : Stonehouse, Plymouth
Occupation : Nailer / Soldier
Date Arrived : 26/1/1788
Ship Arrived on : "
Sirius "
Rank attained : Private
Date of Enlistment :26. July 1802
Where Enlisted : Norfolk Island
Date of Discharge : 26. Oct 1791
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 4. May 1832
Where Died /
Buried :Clarence
Plains, Rokeby Tasmania
Parents Names : Marine Private John
Munday (b.c.1760......d. ) & Ann Munday
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- Descendants :
- This information was kindly supplied by Ann
Daniel
- Area Settled :
- Port Dalrymple
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- History &
Achievements :
- Edward Munday enlisted as a member of the Royal
New South Wales Regiment. He arrived in Australia with
his family as part of the First Fleet . He was on board
the ship " Sirius" and it was on this ship he
left England for Australia. Discharged from The Royal New
South Wales Regiment he enlisted as a member of the 73rd
Regiment . He sailed with his Regiment and fought in
Ceylon at the Siege of Kandy and the defeat of the
Ceylonese King. Eventually discharged from the 73rd
Regiment he returned to Tasmania where he recieved a
grant of 30 acres at South Esk River Port Dalrymple. In
1832 a tree fell upon him and he died
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- References
- Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church
Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
- The information is intended for
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