Corporal Charles Faunt
(1780........)
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2nd Veterans Company Regiment of Foot :Newcastle 1826 -
1833
Born :
1780
Where Born : Parish of
Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland
Baptised :
Occupation : Labourer.
Private Soldier in NSW Royal Veterans Corps.
Date Arrived :
13 Sep 1826
Ship Arrived on : "Orpheus"
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Enlistment : 1812 he
joined the British Army – 100th Regiment.
Date of Discharge : 1818
Where Enlisted : England
Re-enlisted R.V.C: 10
December 1825
Date of Discharge : 9
January 1832
Where Discharged :
Sydney
Died :
1847 at the – aged 67
Where Died /
Buried :Benevolent Asylum of the
Anglican Church St Lawrence’s Sydney
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History
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- Corporal Charles FAUNT arrived on Orpheus in 1826
with we presume his family (at least wife and 3
children).
- Charles was born in the Parish of Mullingar,
Westmeath, Ireland in 1780.In 1812 he joined the British
Army – 100th Regiment.Served 5 years 317 days
attained rank of Sergeant (possible American service but
as yet this has not been clarified).The Regiment was
disbanded in England in 1818.
- Charles married and had 4 children between 1808
and 1817.
- In December 1825 Charles reapplied for military
service. His father had died in 1824 and in his
will chooses to leave nothing more to Charles
- Charles joined the “Royal Veteran Company”
engaged for service at Clatham CountyKent
- 10 December 1825– Departed London 6 May
1826He was 5 foot 7 inches tall, fair hair and grey eyes.
- Charles served 6 years and 22 days.He was
discharged 9 January 1832 (?) – Private –
entitled to military pension – general conduct
– indifferent
- In the early 1830’s Charles wrote to his
previous commanding officer, Colonel Dumaresq “solicits
a situation either military or civil that my assist him
to support his family”.
- In 1832 he was granted a land grant at Lot 6
South Creek Windsor – 100 acres.Also in 1832
apparently he was appointed as Constable at Campbelltown.
- In 1833 he surrendered the land grant.
- In 1834 Charles was listed as the victim of
burglary on 27 September in Sydney.
- Charles died in 1847 at the Benevolent Asylum of
the Anglican Church – aged 67 and was buried at St
Lawrence’s Sydney
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(QLD) Australia
- Last revised: December 13, 2004.