William Minchin (1774–26 March 1821) was an

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-born British army officer. He was commissioned an ensign in the

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on 2 March 1797. He returned to England with the New South Wales Corps, now the 102nd Regiment of Foot, in 1810. He served with the regiment on Guernsey, Bermuda, during the American

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, Halifax and New Brunswick. In August 1817 Minchin sold his commission and retired to New South Wales. He died there on 26 March 1821. The Sydney suburb of Minchinbury is named after Minchin, who was granted property in the area in 1819.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Minchin, William 1774 births 1821 deaths 19th-century British military personnel