Kerrie, There are two books: 1. "The Deserters: A complete record of military and naval deserters in Australia and New Zealand 1800-1865"; Rae Sexton, Australian Maritime Historical Society, Magill SA, 1984 . (ISBN 0 9599448 5 0) 2."Ships Deserters 1852-1900", Jim Melton, Library of Australian History, North Sydney NSW, 1986 . (ISBN 0 908120 64 8) Hope that helps 'Bye for now, Lynne Fiddick ____________________________________________ Lynnette Fiddick Central Coast of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA Lynnette_Fiddick@bigpond.com ____________________________________________