Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1863 – No. 6

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✨ Desertion Reports



(Enclosure 2.)

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

Auckland, 10th January, 1863.

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. Waistcoat. Breeches or Trousers. Remarks. Signature of Officer commanding.
Feet. Inches. Complexion. Hair. Eyes.
70th 492, Private Thomas Flynn 29½ 5 9 dark black black 29 December, 1862 Camp, Mangatawhiri 8 June, 1859 Rochester Enniskillen, Fermanagh letter D. laborer Regt ment
do. 3322, do. Thomas Mills 31 5 6½ fresh dark brown hazel 4 January, 1863 Camp, Otahuhu 1 January, 1858 Manchester Rochdale, Lancaster none laborer ... do.
do. 3211, do. Martin Vasey 31½ 5 6½ dark dark brown hazel 4 January, 1863 Camp, Otahuhu 9 October, 1851 Manchester Loughrea, Galway none tailor ... do.
do. 2921, do. E. J. Clarke 33 and 1-12 5 6½ sallow brown brown 7 January, 1863 Camp, Point Chevalier 12 December, 1848 Cambridge Hobbeech, Lincoln none bricklayer ... do.
do. 308, Drum. William Wood 20½ 5 4 fresh brown brown 7 January, 1863 Camp, Point Chevalier 11 August, 1857 Rochester Chelsea, Middlesex none painter ... do.
do. 3241, Private John Dunn 31½ 5 6 pale light brown blue 7 January, 1863 Camp, Otahuhu 12 January, 1852 Liverpool Munstereven, Kildare none laborer ... do.
do. 3524, do. George Windly 31 5 4½ fresh brown brown 8 January, 1863 Camp, Mangatawhiri 18 December, 1864 Brentwood, Essex Epping, Essex none laborer ... do.
2nd Bt 14th 1669, do. Dan. Callaghan 22 2-12 5 7 fresh brown blue 4 January, 1863 Camp, Otahuhu 5 November, 1860 Liverpool Hull, York none laborer ... do.
40th 264, do. Frederick Ellis 28½ 5 7½ sallow dark brown blue 6 January, 1863 Auckland. 15th July, 1859 Melbourne, Victoria Halstead, Essex none laborer ... do.
Royal Artillery. 303, Gunner Jos. Glendhill 32 1-12 5 10½ dark dark brown brown 2 January, 1863 Auckland. 26th May, 1855 Pontrefact Rostrick, Halifax, York slightly marked with small pox laborer ... do.


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🛡️ Descriptive Returns of Deserters from H.M. Forces (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
10 January 1863
Deserters, Army, Navy, Rewards, Police Stations, Ferries
10 names identified
  • Thomas Flynn (Private), Deserted from 70th Regiment
  • Thomas Mills (Private), Deserted from 70th Regiment
  • Martin Vasey (Private), Deserted from 70th Regiment
  • E. J. Clarke (Private), Deserted from 70th Regiment
  • William Wood (Drummer), Deserted from 70th Regiment
  • John Dunn (Private), Deserted from 70th Regiment
  • George Windly (Private), Deserted from 70th Regiment
  • Dan Callaghan (Private), Deserted from 2nd Bt 14th Regiment
  • Frederick Ellis (Private), Deserted from 40th Regiment
  • Jos Glendhill (Gunner), Deserted from Royal Artillery

  • T. Chute, Colonel
  • C. W. Austen, Lieut.-Colonel
  • Arthur Leslie, Lieut.-Colonel
  • H. Mercer, Captain R.A.