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| Name | GOLDING – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Horse & Field Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 111 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th January 1840 / 18 years 2 months / Woolwich Kent England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 4½ in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 5 months India (Bombay) – 3 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 174 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Trumpeter / 16th July 1861 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal Crimean War medal Sebastopol clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Woolwich 1866 Tilbury December 1866 – 1872 Western Australia 1873 – 1889 Woolwich |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Horton Dartford Kent England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 8th April 1821 Horton-Kirby Kent England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GOLDING George 1783 St. Mary’s Chatham Kent England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | JEWISS Sarah 31st October 1803 St. Mary’s Horton Kirby Kent England |
| Siblings | George B 1805 Bp 1st December 1805 Horton Kirby Kent John B 1808 Bp 28th February 1808 Ditto Sarah B 1813 Bp 17th October 1813 Ditto Mary B 1818 Bp 29th March 1818 Ditto |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1872 pension paid in Western Australia until 31st December 1872: 1873 pension paid in Woolwich Kent England from 1st January |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st December 1889 15 Artillery Place Woolwich Kent England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | 8 May 1891 England Administration & Personal Estate £48 9s. 10d |
| Further Information | Discharge ‘On the 20th July 1858 when stationed at Poona and blowing the bugle for gun-shot he felt a sudden injury had occurred to the left groin – in reporting himself to the medical officer it was discovered to be a rupture. There is also a tendency to rupture on the right side’. Possessor of 5 Good Conduct medals and a silver medal with a gratuity of £5 for Good Conduct and long service. 1881 Census RG11/742/47/4 William Golding a single man age 60 is living at 15 Artillery Place Woolwich Kent he was working as a bricklayers labourer and born at Horton Kirby Kent England |