New Zealand Gazette – 1863 – No. 11

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✨ Military Deserters List

REPORT OF DESERTERS FROM HER MAJESTY'S FORCES SERVING IN NEW ZEALAND.

ROYAL ENGINEERS.

Number, Rank, and Name.	Age.	Feet.	Inches.	Complexion.	Hair.	Eyes.	Date of Desertion.	Place of Desertion.	Date of Enlistment.	Place Enlisted.	Parish.	County.	Marks.	Trade.	Details of Dress.
2178, Sapper George Collins	25 9-12	5	11\frac{1}{4}	Dark	Dark.	Hazel	14th June, 1851	Auckland	30th Oct., 1848	Not known	Turwick	Sussex	None	Brickmaker (Miner)	Regimental
722, do. William Dalziel	24 2-12	5	6\frac{1}{2}	Fair	Fair	Blue	24th Mar., 1854	do.	12th Jan., 1848	Glasgow	Barony	Lanark	None	Mason	do.
2127, do. Thomas Smith	31 5-12	5	7\frac{3}{4}	Fair	Dark brown	Hazel	29th Jan., 1859	Napier	18th Sept., 1848	Glasgow	Falkirk	Stirling	None	Carpenter	do.
5811, do. John Cooper	21 6-12	5	7\frac{1}{2}	Fresh	Dark brown	Blue.	12th May, 1862	Rhodes camp, Drury, N.Z.	13th Oct., 1858	Whitehaven	St. Bees	Cumberland	None	Mason	Blue frock and regtl. trousers

THOS. R. MOULD, Commanding Royal Engineers.

ROYAL ARTILLERY.

Number, Rank, and Name.	Age.	Feet.	Inches.	Complexion.	Hair.	Eyes.	Date of Desertion.	Place of Desertion.	Date of Enlistment.	Place Enlisted.	Parish.	County.	Marks.	Trade.	Details of Dress.	REMARKS.
2183, Gunner Michael Condon	23	5	8\frac{1}{4}	Fresh	Brown	Grey	9th Dec., 1862	Auckland, N.Z.	4th Jan., 1860	London	Middleton	Cork	None	Sawyer	Blue serge frock & regtl. trousers	Armstrong Field Battery
303, Gunner Joseph Gleadhill	32	5	10\frac{3}{4}	Dark brown	Dark brown	Brown	7th Jan., 1863	Auckland, N.Z.	26th May, 1855	Pontefract	Rostrick, Halifax	York	None	Labourer	Blue serge frock & regtl. trousers	Garrison Battery

H. MERCER, Capt. Commanding Royal Artillery.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1863, No 11

Parliament sat at General Assembly House (nicknamed the 'Shedifice') in Auckland from 1854-1864, sharing the building with the Auckland Provincial Council.

Ironically the Upper House met on the lower story, and the Lower House on the upper story.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🛡️ Report of Deserters from Her Majesty's Forces serving in New Zealand

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsDeserters, Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery, military personnel, service records, Auckland, Napier
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

George Collins (Sapper), Listed as deserter from Royal Engineers
William Dalziel (Sapper), Listed as deserter from Royal Engineers
Thomas Smith (Sapper), Listed as deserter from Royal Engineers
John Cooper (Sapper), Listed as deserter from Royal Engineers
Michael Condon (Gunner), Listed as deserter from Royal Artillery
Joseph Gleadhill (Gunner), Listed as deserter from Royal Artillery

👩‍💼 Officials

THOS. R. MOULD, Commanding Royal Engineers
H. MERCER, Captain Commanding Royal Artillery

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