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| Name | COATES – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 985 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd December 1831 / 21 years 8 months / London Middlesex England Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 4 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 188 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th June 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 16 Paradise Buildings Lambeth England Also Kings Road Chelsea London |
| Pension Districts | 1853 South London 1854-1856 Western Australia 1856-1857 South Australia 1857-1859 Victoria 1859 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1810 St. Giles Camberwell London England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Hannah c1814 Camberwell Surrey England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Times Saturday 10th May 1856 page 2 Passenger list Guyon |
| Departure from Western Australia | Departed Swan River 28th April 1856 arriving Adelaide 9th May 1856 per schooner Guyon Departed Adelaide 24 January 1857 per Clarendon for Melbourne Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th December 1859 Mitcham South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index: 1841 Private George Coates 985 1st Bn Rifle Brigade located at Weedon, Chester, Dublin 1851 Private George Coates 985 1st Bn Rifle Brigade located Dover Discharge due to failing strength and activity – worn out 1851 Census HO 107/1632/675/16 George and his wife Hannah are living at 15 Hartley Street Hougham Devon. George is still a private in the Rifle brigade aged 41 and Hannah is aged 37 both said they were born Camberwell Surrey WO23 “wife of pensioner dismissed from Tilbury Fort and not to receive any part of her husband’s pension” dated 13 April 1854 George was paid in Victoria until September 1859 when he returned to Adelaide where he died on December 17th 1859. |