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

Auckland, 28th February, 1863.

Printed under the Authority of the Governor of the Province of Wellington, by Thomas McKenzie and James Hughes, Printers for the time being for said Government.

| Regiment | Number; Rank and Name. | Age. | Size. | Complexion. | Hair. | Eyes. | Date of desertion. | Place of desertion. | Date of enlistment. | At what place enlisted. | Parish and County in which born. | Marks. | Trade. | Coat or Jacket. | Waistcoat. | Breeches or Trowsers. | Remarks. | Signature of Officer commanding Regt.
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| Royal Artillery, 1-12th | 2132, Gunner Edward Pike | 24 | Ft. Inch. 5 7½ | fair | brown/grey | 9 Feb. 1863 | Albert Barracks, Auckland | 24 Dec. 1859 | Taunton | St Mary's Taunton, Somerset | none | white smith | blue serge ... | ... | ... | regimental | H. Mercer, Capt. R.A. |
| 40th Regiment | 246, Private Thomas Byrne | 21 | 5 7½ | fresh | light brown | grey | 6 Feb. 1863 | Military prison, Auckland | 3 June 1859 | Drogheda | St. Peter's; Drogheda, Meath | A scar on ... | laborer | regimental | ... | ... | regimental | T. D. Miller, Major, 40th Regt. A.A. General List, Lieut-Colonel. |
| do. | 434, Private Bernard Hanlon | 25 | 5 8 | fresh | brown | grey | 12 Feb. 1863 | New Zealand | 28 Mar. 1860 | Melbourne | Victoria | none | do. | do. | do. | do. | do. |
| do. | 377, Private Richard Gorden | 23 | 5 7 | fresh | light brown | light hazel | 12 Feb. 1863 | Auckland | 28 April 1860 | Melbourne | Ayr, Ayr | none | do. | ... | ... | ... | do. |
| 57th Regiment | 16, Private John Kelly | 21 | 5 6 | fresh | brown | brown | 24 Jan. 1863 | New Zealand | 10 Sept. 1860 | Fermoy | Cork, Cork | none | laborer | coarse grey tweed | none | coarse grey tweed | An officer's servant | R. W. Lousada, Major, 57th Regt. G.F. Murray, Lieut-Colonel. |
| 65th Regiment | 3588, Private Daniel O'Brien | 32 | 5 8½ | fresh | brown | grey | 29 Jan. 1863 | Queen's Redoubt, Pokeno | 22 Sept. 1857 | Liverpool | Kilrush, Cork | letter D. | laborer | blue serge | ... | blue serge | ... | do. |
| do. | 3490, Private Thomas Kennedy | 28 | 5 7 | fresh | brown/grey | 30 Jan. 1863 | Queen's Redoubt, Pokeno | 20 March 1855 | Liverpool | St. Anne's, Dublin | none | laborer | blue serge | ... | ... | do. |
| do. | 274, Private John Shean | 27 | 5 4 | fresh | brown | hazel | 30 Jan. 1863 | Queen's Redoubt, Pokeno | 23 August 1855 | Westminster | St. Mary's, Cork | none | shoemaker | blue serge ... | ... | ... | do. |
| do. | 3597, Private Ebenezer Stanfield | 36 | 5 6 | sallow | dark brown | hazel | 20 Nov. 1862 | Camp, Drury | 28 March 1859 | Manchester | Athlone | none | laborer | red tunic ... | ... | black cloth ... | do. |
| do. | 488, Private Henry John Ball | 29 | 5 4 | dark | dark brown | grey | 3 Dec. 1862 | Camp, Otago | 26 July 1856 | Manchester | Weardale Co. Durham | Mk. with ... | engine tenter | regimental | ... | blue serge | do. |
| do. | 3275, Private Thomas Richards | 32 | 5 7½ | fresh | auburn | blue | 23 Nov. 1862 | Camp, Otago | 20 Nov. 1858 | Manchester | St. Martin's, Middlesex | none | laborer | do. | ... | ... | do. |
| do. | 120, Private Bernard Reddy | 27 | 5 9 | swarthy | black | brown | 29 Dec. 1862 | Albert Barracks, Auckland | 18 June 1861 | Newtown | Ireland | none | laborer | ... | ... | do. |
| do. | 180, Private Robert Williams | 35 | 5 10 | sallow | brown/grey | grey | 16 Feb. 1863 | Camp, Otahu | 4 Feb. 1856 | Dublin | North Wexford, Somerset | none | laborer | ... | ... | do. | do. |