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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's Soldiers who stayed

Tour of Duty 1823 - 1829

• JACKSON James ", ." JACKSON Joseph ", ." JAMES Henry ", ." JAMES William ", ." JARMAN George ", ." JARMAN Joseph ", ." JEFFERIES James ", ." JEFFERIES John ", ." JERVIS James ", ." JIBB ", ." JOHNS Thomas ", ." JOHNSON Alexander ", ." JONES John ", ." JORDAN Levi ", ." JORDAN William ", ." JORDON John ", ." JUDGE Edward ", ." JONES Samuel ", ."
  

Tour of Duty 1852 - 1860

• JACKSON D. ", ." JACKSON George ", ." JACKSON Robert ", ." JAMES Abraham ", ." JAMES Thomas ", ." JAY William ", ." JEFFREY Richard ", ."JENNINGS Daniel ", ." JENNINGS George ", ." JENNINGS William ", ." JOHNSON John ", ." JOHNSON John A. ", ." JOHNSON Samuel ", ." JOHNSTON John ", ." JOHNSTONE L. O. ", ." JOLLY James ", ." JONES John ", ." JONES John Pennant ", ." JONES Michael ", ." JONES Robert ", ." JONES Thomas ", ." JONES William ", ."
  JORDAN William ", ." JUBB Joseph ", ." JUDGE Francis ", ." JUNIPER William ", ."

  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.

• JACKSON, Oliver Pte 3242 40th 19yrs, 5'5", sallow complexion, light brown hair, hazel eyes; enlisted 13.8.1854, Taunton; labourer; born Taunton, Somerset; deserted at Ballarat on 26.8.1856. Remarks - small pox scars. Note - apprehended 22.11.1856.
• JEFFERY, William Pte 3603 40th 20.1yrs, 5'5", fresh complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes; enlisted 28.11.1854 Taunton, labourer; born Buckland St. Mary Somerset; deserted at Melbourne on 27.1.1857.
• JENKINS, Nehemiah Pte 40th 25yrs, 5'6"; fresh complexion, light brown hair, hazel eyes; Englishman; deserted at Adelaide on 14.11.1859. Note - still at large Aug.1861.
• JOHNSON, William 40th 19.5yrs, 5'6"; fresh complexion, light brown hair, grey eyes; enlisted 1.12.1859, Melbourne; painter; born Oldford Middlesex; deserted at Melbourne on 7.12.1859.
• JONES, Thomas; Pte 40th 23yrs, 5'7", sallow complexion, dark brown hair, grey eyes; labourer, born Buckingham; deserted April / May 1854.
• JUBB, William Pte 2422 40th 32yrs, 5'11"; fair complexion, light hair, grey eyes; enlisted 21.10.1844, East Retford Nottingham; labourer; born East Retford Nottingham; deserted at Melbourne on 5.6.1859.
  

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