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| Name | SELFF – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 52nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1245 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd July 1839 / 20 years / Reading Berkshire England Cordwainer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / Bullet wound on right cheek |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 1 year 3 months North America – 5 years 4 months East Indies – 6 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 33 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd December 1860 / Date of approval by Horse Guards no place given |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Delhi clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Newport Monmouthshire Wales |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Gloucester 1860 Bristol 1863 Tilbury 1863-1876 Western Australia |
| 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 | 31st August 1819 Trowbridge Wiltshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Bp 27th December 1819 Holy Trinity Bradford on Avon Wiltshire, England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SELFF George |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | WHITE Mary 4th October 1818 Holy Trinity, Bradford on Avon Wiltshire England |
| Siblings | George Jubal B 1822 Bp 24th August 1822 Jane B 1824 Bp 20th April 1824 Edwin B 1826 Bp 27th December 1826 Mary B 1830 Bp 7th July 1830 All baptised Holy Trinity Bradford on Avon Jane B 1834 Bp 16th November 1834 Baptised at Bradford on Avon |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 5th April 1876 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Self (sic) 1245 52nd ft Barbice and Demerara 1851 William Selk (sic) Private 1245 52nd Regt location Limerick, Ireland Wounded by a bullet to the right cheek in the assault of Delhi Discharge “As an indulgence at his own request Free with pension after 21 years service”. Shown in Western Australian Death Index as William Selfe |