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| Name | KILLEN (KILLIN) – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | HEIC 1st Fusiliers Bombay and 103rd Regiment |
| Regiment No (s) | HEIC – Discharge Number not yet known 103rd – 1101 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | HEIC – 2nd August 1843/20 years Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Re-entered the service 30th April 1860 for 5 years’ service |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 19 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 293 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | HEIC – 8 May 1861/ possibly India 103rd – Private / 26th May 1863 / Camp Colchester Essex England |
| Campaign Medals | Punjab Medal with Mooltan and Goojerat clasp Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 163 Cowcaden Street Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1863 2nd Glasgow 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 – 1879 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1879 Increased to 1/4½d per diem for 10 years’ service in Enrolled Pensioner Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 12th October 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Cork Cork 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 | BELL Jane B 1825 (Deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 28th April 1865 Clyde Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after and Arrival | Hospital Orderly (possibly Lunatic Asylum) |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1879 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial – Wife | 1883 Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None Located |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1861 William Killin (sic) 1101 103rd Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers) location Poona East Indies (1862) Discharge: At own request after upwards of 21 years’ service. A William Killen was baptised at St. Mary’s Cork 11 November 1821 the son of James Killen (Dragoon Guards) and Anne Beshopp |