First Fleeters departed Norfolk Island 1814
The Kangaroo departed Norfolk Island on 27 February 1814, marking the end of the island’s colonial settlement. Among the last group to leave were three First Fleeters.
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Alexander 1788
HMS Sirius Crew not aboard the ship March 1790
Not all the assigned crew members and ship’s marines were aboard HMS Sirius for the Mar 1790 voyage to Norfolk
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Peter Dargin First Fleet Marine
Peter Dargin, who was one of the longest serving men of the military in the early Colony, arriving in 1788 as a Marine Pte, in 1792 transferring over to the NSW Corps and then to the Veteran Company in 1810 where he remained through to its disbandment in Sep 1823.
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First Fleet Deaths Norfolk Island
List of the 43 deaths of First Fleeters on Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814 including convicts, marines, ships crew and free people
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