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Name	Henry William St Pierre Bunbury
Born	2 September, 1812
Died	18 September, 1875 (aged 63)
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	defence forces personnel (British) (1834-1835) New South Wales, Australia defence forces personnel (British) (1835-1836) Tasmania, Australia defence forces personnel (British) (1836-1837) Western Australia, Australia explorer (1836-1837) Western Australia, Australia
Military Service *	21st Regiment of Foot (army officer, 1834-1837)
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath (recipient, 1862)
Legacies *	Bunbury (WA) (eponym)

* Dates are approximate