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| Name | HOPE – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2526 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th September 1845 / 18 years 8 months / London Middlesex England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¼ in Fair / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 6 years 1 month Crimea – 1 year 3 months India – 2 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 20 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th October 1866 / Winchester Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma and Sebastopol clasps Turkish War Medal Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Post Office Vere Street Cavendish Square London England |
| Pension Districts | 1866 2nd North London 1873 Greenwich 1874 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1878 Increased to 9 ½d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1826 Marylebone Middlesex England |
| 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 | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possible death 1880 age 53 all unknown WA |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1871 Census William Hope a single man is a lodger in the home of James and Harriet Williams at 16 Ruddock buildings St. Leonards Shoreditch London Middlesex Convicted by a District Court Marshal at Perth Western Australia on 19th October 1874 of having been drunk on guard and sent to prison for 112 days during which pension was suspended. |