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| Name | PHIBBS – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 1st Bombay Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 179 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th December 1840 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Bricklayer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 4¾ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC 9th February 1841 to India per Euxine 1861 From India to UK Cossipore 5th October 1860 |
| Length of Service | 19 years 5 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th October 1860 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 1st Dublin 1863 Tilbury 1863- Western Australia 1866 Sydney New South Wales 1874 1st Dublin 1875 Carlow 1875 1st Dublin |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 1823 Naas Kildare Ireland |
| 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Possibly a bailiff in Sydney |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not known how or when left Western Australia but pension payments resumed in Sydney in April 1866 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | The New South Wales Government Gazette 31st August 1866 listed an unclaimed letter at the Post Office for William Phibbs, pensioner, A Catherine Phibbs wife of William Phipps died at her home at Raglan Street Waterloo, Sydney on 6th December 1873 which may or may not be the wife of Pensioner William Phipps. (No marriage found) |