Military Deserters List




RETURN OF DESERTERS FROM HER MAJESTY'S FORCES SERVING IN NEW ZEALAND. (Continued.)
70TH REGIMENT.

Number, Rank, and Names.
Size.
Color of
Date of
Desertion.
Place of
Desertion.
Date of
Enlistment.
At what
Place
enlisted.
Where Born.
Marks.
Trade.
Details of Dress. Remarks.

Age.
Feet.
Inches.
Com-
plexion.
Eyes.
Hair.
Parish.
County.

3301, Private Patrick Dillon
28
4-12
5 11
Fresh Grey Brown 1861 15th June
Otahuhu
20th Sept., Manchester Balleduf Waterford Scars on left and Weaver Regimentals
1852
right shoulder
201, “ Edward Townes
24
5 9 Sallow Brown Brown 30th June
do
5th July, do. Brighton Essex None Painter do.
16-2
1856
3576, Thomas Jones
28
5
6
Fresh Hazel Dark 14th July
Penrose
14th Feb., Not known Brentwood Essex None Labourer do.
11-12
brown
1856
3357, Daniel Kenny
28
5
6 Fresh Grey Dark 6th Oct.
Otahuhu
30th May, Manchester Scarift. None do do.
8-12
brown
1853
328, “ John O'Loughlin
24
5
6
Fresh Grey Sandy 14th Oct.
do.
13th Oct., Not known Ratorpie Galway None do. do.
3-12
1857
335, “ Thomas Leatham
23
5
5
Sallow Hazel Brown 9th Nov.
do.
16th Oct., Salford Lonsdale Westmore- None do. do.
3-12
1857
land
469, “ John Colehan
26
5
8
Fresh Grey Dark 9th Nov.
do.
12th April, Manchester Galway Galway None Tailor do.
9-12
brown
1858
717, “ Andrew Daly
21
5
5
Fresh Grey Light 6th Dec.
do.
4th Oct., Ballinasloe Bailieboro Cavan None Labourer do.
3-12
brown
1859
223, “ James Baker
25
5
6 Sallow Hazel Dark 7th Dec.
do.
13th Oct., Manchester Newcastle Northum- None do. do.
3-12
brown
1856
Jand
3134, “ James McDonald
30
5
8 Fresh Grey Brown 7th Dec.
do.
17th Nov., Dublin St. James Dublin None do. do,
2-12
1850
258, “ Henry Corbett -
27
5
6
Fresh Grey Brown 7th Dec.
do.
17th Jan-, Manchester Bolton Lancaster Scars in throat Tailor do.
1857
and neck
3277, Sergeant John F. Connolly -
31
5
11
Fresh Grey Light 10th Dec.
do.
26th Dec., Liverpool Ballinrobe Mayo None Labourer do.
1-12
brown
1851
417, Private Peter Stevens
32
5
64 Fresh Grey Light 16th Dec.
do.
17th Feb., Not known Govan Lanark None Plasterer do.
11-12
brown
1858
282, “ Charles Ward
30
5
11
Fresh Grey Light 16th Dec.
Otago
1st Oct., do. Dublin Dublin None Bricklayer do.
3-12
brown 1862
1857
579, Dennis Hughes
21
5
6
10-12
Fresh Hazel Dark 6th March
do.
31st March, Manchester Manchester Lancaster None Labourer do.
brown
1859
332, “ Edward Doyle
23
5
7 Fresh Hazel Dark 15th March
do.
4-12
brown
29th Sept., Not knowr St. An- Lancaster None do. do.
1857
drews.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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🛡️ Continuation of Return of Deserters from Her Majesty's Forces (70th Regiment) (continued from previous page)

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Military deserters, 70th Regiment, Personnel records, Table, Enlistment details
16 names identified
  • Patrick Dillon (Private), Listed as deserter
  • Edward Townes (Private), Listed as deserter
  • Thomas Jones (Private), Listed as deserter
  • Daniel Kenny (Private), Listed as deserter
  • John O'Loughlin (Private), Listed as deserter
  • Thomas Leatham (Private), Listed as deserter
  • John Colehan (Private), Listed as deserter
  • Andrew Daly (Private), Listed as deserter
  • James Baker (Private), Listed as deserter
  • James McDonald (Private), Listed as deserter
  • Henry Corbett (Private), Listed as deserter
  • John F. Connolly (Sergeant), Listed as deserter
  • Peter Stevens (Private), Listed as deserter
  • Charles Ward (Private), Listed as deserter
  • Dennis Hughes (Private), Listed as deserter
  • Edward Doyle (Private), Listed as deserter