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Name	John Soame Richardson
Born	16 March, 1836 Heydon, Norfolk, England
Died	9 June, 1896 (aged 60) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	syphillis
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) (1858-1860) New South Wales, Australia colonial militia (Australia) (1865-1892) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	Sudan campaign (1885) (commander) Taranaki War (1860-61, New Zealand) (army officer) Waikato War (1863-64, New Zealand) (army officer) 12th Regiment of Foot (army officer, 1858-1864)
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath (recipient, 1885)
Clubs *	Union Club (Sydney) (member, ?-1896) Union Club (Sydney) (committee member)
Key Organisations *	Australian Jockey Club (NSW) (member, ?-1896) Australian Jockey Club (NSW) (committee member)
Key Places *	Hospital for the Insane (Callan Park, Sydney) (resident, 1894-1896)
Social Issues *	asylum patient (NSW, 1894-1896)

* Dates are approximate