▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Captain ▁J . M . ▁Gill , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 6 th ▁Regiment . ▁We - po h ng ▁remained ▁with ▁Captain ▁Gill ▁from ▁February ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁until ▁Captain ▁Gill ▁depart ed ▁Australia ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁We - po h ng ▁became ▁fl uent ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁was ▁best owed ▁the ▁name ▁M ’ G ill ▁( and ▁its ▁derivatives ) ▁as ▁an ▁indic ation ▁of ▁Captain ▁Gill ’ s ▁“ own ership ”. ▁ ▁We - po h ng ▁comm enced ▁assist ing ▁Captain ▁All man ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁pen al ▁col ony , ▁assuming ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁regional ▁guide , ▁interpreter ▁and ▁a ▁special ▁const able , ▁with ▁We - po h ng ▁util ising ▁his ▁tracking ▁skills ▁to ▁app reh end ▁conv ict s ▁esc aping ▁from ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁New castle ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁We - po h ng ▁married ▁Ti - p ah - ma h - ah , ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁Ye - row - wa . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Aw ab ak al ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁B ira ban ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁inform ant ▁to ▁the ▁mission ary ▁Lan cel ot ▁Edward ▁Th rel k eld ▁teaching ▁him ▁the ▁Aw ab ak al ▁language ▁and ▁cosm ology . ▁ ▁In