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Early on Saturday morning last the demise took place, at an advanced age, of Mr. John Bogue, a well-known old resident of the city. At about six o’clock the previous evening he was dissuaded from taking a walk down town by his wife and family, and ultimately retired to rest. At about 10 o’clock one of his daughters hearing him call immediately arose, and, noticing his condition, sent for the Rev. Fr. Kelly, who remained for some time attending to his spiritual wants. Gradually sinking he passed away peacefully about 3 o’clock on Saturday morning, surrounded by several members of his family.

The late Mr. Bogue joined the 96th (Manchester) Regiment in 1824, and served with it in England, Ireland, and Canada. Returning from North America he again proceeded with the 96th, in 1842, to Tasmania, from whence he came to this colony on detachment, under Captain Bush, in H.M.S. Sulphur, in 1846 or 1847*. On the detachment proceeding to India to rejoin the regiment, he was invalided, and for a while was attached to the Company of the 99th Regiment which relieved the 96th here, and was discharged in 1849. Strange to say, though his character was marked ” good ” on his discharge, he was most cruelly treated by being deprived of his pension for upwards of forty years— the fault he always attributed to the local military authorities. He made several appeals to the War Office, but in vain. However, sometime since Mr. Horgan took his case in hand, placing it in the hands of Mr. Arthur O’Connor, M.P., a gentleman who we understand for some years held a position in the War Office. As a result of his efforts only a short time since news was received from the War Office by Mr. Horgan, to the effect that a pension of one shilling per diem would be granted to Mr. Bogue, with no back allowance. This however, not being satisfactory, and Mr. Bogue having an undoubted right to his pension from the date of his discharge, Mr. Horgan is again in communication with the War Office claiming the back pension, and it is to be hoped he will be successful, if only for the sake of his aged widow and family.
WA Record 24 July 1890, p. 6.
*Note:  There are some inaccuracies in this article about how and when Bogue arrived in Western Australia.