Ships the 40th Regiment sailed on

Ships transporting the 40th Regiment

Some of these ships carried members of the 40th Regiment to Australia. Some soldiers Transfered from earlier Regiments in Australia and they will be listed on their ships
We are attempting to place each soldier of the 40th Regiment, who arrived on board their respective Ship. It does not represent all soldiers only those who may have settled.
We have omitted convicts from these pages as the site is dedicated to the Soldiers.
It is not intended to justify or condone the actions or behaviour of some of the military or the civilian contractors in any form, and should not be taken that way.
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Soldiers of the 3rd Regiment on board who may have stayed. Some were convicts who later enlisted.

First Tour of Duty

" Albion " :
Sailed from Spit Head 27 May 1823. Arrived Sydney 15th November 1823. Lieutenant Low 2 Sergeants and 34 other ranks .
" Asia "
Sailed from The Downs 9 September 1823 . Arrived Hobart 6th February 1824.Captain Bishop, 1 Sergeant and 32 other ranks .
" Isabella "
: Sailed from Cork 1823 . Arrived Hobart 17th December 1824. Lieutenant MILLER Henry and 31 other ranks .
MILLER Henry
" Sir Godfrey Webster "
: Sailed from london 1st September1823 . Arrived Hobart 17th January 1824. Captain Hibbert, Ensign Williams, 1 Sergeant 23 other ranks .
" Guliford "
: Sailed from Portsmouth 28 August 1823 . Arrived Sydney 26th March 1824.Lieutenant Thornhil, 1 sergeant, 23other ranks .
" Medina "
: Sailed from Cork 9th September 1823 . Arrived Sydney 31st December 1823. Lieutenant Ganning, Ensign Crutin, 1 Sergeant, 33other ranks .
" Castle Forbes"
: Sailed from Cork 18th September 1823 . Arrived Sydney 16th January 1824. Lieutenant Colonel Balfour, Lieutenant Richardson , 1 Sergeant 34 other ranks .
" Prince Regent "
: Sailed from Cork 13th February . Arrived Sydney 15th July 1824.
OAKES Henry Robert
STEWART Robert,
Lieutenant ,
2 Sergeants,
2 drummers,
52 other ranks .
" Countess of Hardcourt "
: Sailed from The Downs 23 March 1823 . Arrived Hobart 14th July 1824 Captain Morow , Ensign Robertson, 1 Sergeant, 32 other ranks .
COFFEE John Christopher
" Pheonix "
: Sailed from Portsmouth 3rd May 1824 . Arrived Hobart 6th August 1824. Lieutenant Butler , Ensign Floyer, 2 Drummers , 51 other ranks .
BARRET Michael
RADFORD George
" Chapman "
: Sailed from Portsmouth 6th May 1824 . Arrived Hobart 18th August 1824. Captain Jebb , Ensign Moore , 1 Sergeant , ,32 other ranks .
" Mangles "
: Sailed from Portsmouth 14th July 1824 . Arrived Sydney 27th October 1824 . Lieutenant Colonel Thornton , Lieutenant Dalrymple , 4 Sergeants , 2 Drummers , 50 other ranks .
" Minerva "
: Sailed from London 14th July 1824 . Arrived Sydney 20th November 1824 . Major Kirkwood , Quater Master Hales, 3 Sergeants , 4 Drummers , 36 other ranks .
" Princess Charlotte "
: Sailed from Falmouth 16th July 1824 . Arrived Sydney 1st December 1824 . Lieutenant Neilley , 2 Sergeants , , 35 other ranks .
NEILLEY William
BAINES Francis
" Ann & Amelia "
: Sailed from Cork 18th September 1824 . Arrived Sydney 2nd January 1825 . Captain Turton , Paymaster Moore , 2 Sergeants , 26 other ranks .
Second Tour of Duty
"H.M Steam Ship Vulcan "
Soldiers on Board the H M Vulcan
Supplied and complied by
Paul & Kathryn Lucas
some may have stayed those listed below have been confirmed as settleing
H.M Steam Ship Vulcan and sailed on the 15th, arriving in Hobsons Bay, Port Phillip on the 19th October, disembarked at Melbourne on the 4th and 5th November.
Sailed from Cork , 15th July 1852 Arrived Port Phillip bay Melbourne 19 October 1852 Lt Col T.J. Valiant
" Blackwell "
Sailed from Cork 15th July 1852 . Arrived Sydney 1852 .
HEARLE Charles Jewel
" Tornado"
Military Transport
Sailed from Cork 15th July 1852 . Arrived Sydney October 1855 .
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Last revised: July 08, 2009.