New Zealand Gazette – 1863 – No. 11

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✨ Military Desertion Report



REPORT OF DESERTIONS FROM HER MAJESTY'S FORCES SERVING IN NEW ZEALAND. (Continued.)
65TH REGIMENT.

Number, Rank and Name. Age. Size. Color of Date of Desertion. Place of Desertion. Date of Enlistment. At what Place Enlisted. Parish and County in which born. Marks. Trade Coat or Jacket. Trousers. Remarks.
Years Months Feet Inches Complexion Hair Eyes
3219, do. John Daily 26 5 5 8¾ Dark Black Hazel 15th Feb., 1856 Bay of Islands, N.Z. 18th Feb., 1854 Liverpool Killarney, Kerry None Waiter. Not known
3230, do. John Bassnett 26 10 5 7¾ Fresh Brown Hazel 15th Feb., 1856 Bay of Islands, N.Z. 24th Feb., 1854 Liverpool Runcorn, Chester do. Labourer Not known
3240, do. Lot Pierce 22 11 5 6½ Fresh Brown Hazel 15th Feb., 1856 Bay of Islands, N.Z. 13th March 1854 Weymouth Kemsley, Hants do. Labourer Not known
3242, do. Joseph Creber 19 9 5 5¼ Fresh Dark Brown Grey 15th Feb., 1856 Bay of Islands, N.Z. 14th March 1854 Weymouth Horrobridge, Devon do. Painter Not known
2832, Drummer John Cummins 19 5 5 2 Fresh Light Brown Dark Brown 15th Feb., 1856 Bay of Islands, N.Z. 22nd Jan., 1851 Not known Banbury, Oxford do. None Not known
2180, Private John Flannelly 29 2 5 8 Fresh Dark Brown Brown 25th Feb., 1856 Wellington, N.Z. 18th Dec., 1844 Castlebar Castlebar, Mayo do. Labourer Not known 3rd desertion
2437, do. John Brady 28 2 5 6 Fresh Brown Brown 25th Feb., 1856 Wellington, N.Z. 23rd Dec., 1845 Dublin Midlahay, Meath do. Labourer Not known
2846, do. James Kelly 26 5 5 7 Fair Dark Brown Grey 11th Dec., 1856 Wanganui, N.Z. 23rd Jan., 1851 Not known Killcoe, Down do. Labourer Not known
2916, do. Michael Donaghan 23 9 5 11 Fresh Brown Grey 11th Dec., 1856 Wanganui, N.Z. 16th Feb., 1851 Not known Kilrone, Wexford do. Labourer Not known
2754, do. Aaron Rundle 29 8 5 6¼ Fair Light Brown Grey 6th Feb., 1857 Wanganui, N.Z. 26th May, 1849 Chatham Muchhadham, Hertford D Labourer Not known 3rd desertion
3437, do. John James 28 8 5 5¾ Fresh Light Brown Grey 9th Sept., 1857 Wellington, N.Z. 16th Dec., 1854 Liverpool Gloucester None Labourer R. Shell Oxford Mixture
3554, do. John Heald 24 4 5 8 Fair Light Brown Grey 9th Sept., 1857 Wellington, N.Z. 22nd June, 1855 Barnsley Doncaster, York do. Labourer ... Oxford Mixture
3537, do. James Walker 23 4 5 6¼ Fresh Dark Brown Hazel 30th Sept., 1857 Wellington, N.Z. 23rd May, 1855 Liverpool Dublin do. Labourer Not known
3231, do. Denis Murray 23 7 5 10 Fresh Dark Brown Blue 15th Oct., 1857 Auckland, N.Z. 24th Feb., 1854 Liverpool Dublin do. Labourer Not known
3083, do. Peter Hardgrove 23 10 5 9 Fresh Brown Brown 9th Nov., 1857 Wellington, N.Z. 9th Feb., 1852 Not known Newcastle Clare do. Labourer Not known

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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🛡️ Report of Desertions from Her Majesty's Forces (65th Regiment) (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
65th Regiment, Desertions, Military personnel, Service records, Table
15 names identified
  • John Daily, Reported as deserter
  • John Bassnett, Reported as deserter
  • Lot Pierce, Reported as deserter
  • Joseph Creber, Reported as deserter
  • John Cummins (Drummer), Reported as deserter
  • John Flannelly (Private), Reported as deserter
  • John Brady, Reported as deserter
  • James Kelly, Reported as deserter
  • Michael Donaghan, Reported as deserter
  • Aaron Rundle, Reported as deserter
  • John James, Reported as deserter
  • John Heald, Reported as deserter
  • James Walker, Reported as deserter
  • Denis Murray, Reported as deserter
  • Peter Hardgrove, Reported as deserter