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| Name | GANDELL / GANDLE – Henry Benjamin |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 36th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1484 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th November 1838 / 20 years / Bow Street Middlesex England Grocer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 1 year 346 days Ionian Islands – 4 years 78 days |
| Length of Service | 21 Years 37 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23 November 1859 / Athlone Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Weymouth Dorset England |
| Pension Districts | 1859 Salisbury 1861 1st London 1861 South London 1862 Tilbury 1862-1872 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1818 Islington London Middlesex England from WO97 – baptism says 1 May 1815 |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 1st September 1816 St. Mary’s Islington, Middlesex, England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GANDELL Joseph Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Sophia UNKNOWN Not yet known |
| Siblings | Catherine B 21st January 1814 bap St Mary Islington Middlesex England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MUNDEN Ann c1830 Not yet known (Name also shown on children’s birth entries as MUNDOW and MEENGAR) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16th January 1855 Melcombe Regis Dorset England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sarah Ann B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia M HOWARD John Ernest 1893 Carnarvon Western Australia Possible Death Gascoyne 1909 Western Australia William B 1866 Fremantle Western Australia M GREEN Sarah 1895 Fremantle Western Australia Frederick B 1868 Fremantle Western Australia D 1952 Perth Western Australia Harriet B 1873 Fremantle Western Australia M 1st SMITH Charles William (aka William Charles) 1890 Roebourne Western Australia M 2nd BYRNE Thomas 1911 Geraldton Western Australia D 7th January 1952 Midland Junction Western Australia bur Ashes Niche Wall Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Henry MUNDEN B1793/Bincombe Dorset |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Ann UNKNOWN B1796 Letton Dorset |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Sunday Times Perth Sunday 6th May 1951 – page 27 – Frederick GANDLE hit by Tram West Australian Monday 7th May 1951 – page 6 – Frederick GANDLE hit by Tram |
| Departure from Western Australia | None known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th March 1872 Fremantle Western Australia Anglican Section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 13th August 1874 Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index Henry is shown with the 36th at St. Johns New Brunswick Canada 1851 British Army World Wide Index Henry is shown with the 36th at Corfu, Ionian Islands then to the West Indies 1851 Census Ann Munden aged 26 is living with her parents Henry and Ann Munden and her two sisters Sarah and Jean Munden at Bincombe, Dorset (HO 107/1857/69) Discharge: At own request having completed 21 years’ service. |