Marine Private John Rice (.......)
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Royal Marines
- The New South Wales Corps. (
Rum Corps. ) "Renamed 102nd Regiment
Born :
Where Born :
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 26/1/1788
Ship Arrived on : "
Scarborough
"
Rank attained : Marine Private
Date of Enlistment :
Where Enlisted : Plymouth
Date of Discharge : 11. Dec 1792
Where Discharged : Sydney
Enlistment R.N.S.W. Reg : Arpil . 1792
Date of Discharge :9. April 1797
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Ann Haper
Born :
Circa 1772
Where Born England
Occupation :
Date Arrived : 1789
Ship Arrived on : " Lady Julian
"Convict
Date Married :
Where Married :
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Spouse's Parents :
- Descendants
- Area Settled :
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- Children :
- 1 .
- 2 .
- 3 .
- 4 .
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History
& Achievements :
- John Rice enlisted as a member of the 33rd
Plymouth Company. He was stationed on board the ship
" Scarborough" and it was on this ship he left
England for Australia. Upon his arrival in Sydney he
served as a member of Captain James Campbell's company.Discharging
from the marines, he enlisted in the Royal New South
Wales Regiment . He recieved 25 acres of land at Iron
Cove Creek . No further record has been found.
- References
- Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church
Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
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