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| Name | ALCOCK – Andrew |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 4th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 995 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8 September 1831 / 18 years / Birmingham Warwickshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Sallow / Grey / Brown / Scar on forehead above right eye |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 5 years 4 months East Indies – 10 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 56 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd November 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None Found |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Worcester England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Worcester 1855 Gloucester 1856 Oxford (pension ceased September 1857 – May 1859) 1859-67 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1813 Bromsgrove Worcestershire 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 | Did not marry |
| 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 | The Perth Gazette Friday 12th July 1867 page 3 The Herald Fremantle WA 1st June 1867 page 2 Inquirer & Commercial News Perth WA 10th July 1867 page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 7th May 1867 North Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | The British Army recorded his name as Allcock. Andrew Allcock arrived in New South Wales early in 1832 he was sent to the convict settlement at Norfolk Island where he remained until 1835 when he was sent to the Moreton Bay convict establishment until the regiment was ordered to India. He departed New South Wales on the Recovery on 19th December 1837 bound for Madras India where he served a further 10 years and 5 months.1841 British Army World-wide Index Andrew Allcock (sic) 995, Corporal 4th Foot Location Bellary, Madras 1851 British Army World Wide Index Service No: 995 Location: Devonport 1851 UK Census HO 107/1881/7 Stoke Dameral, Devonport, Devon Mt Wise Barracks: Andrew Alcock, Soldier, unmarried, 37, born Bromsgrove, Worcester. 1852 Reason for discharge: Worn out by length of service in tropical climate, lumbago and declined activity In 1856 Andrew Alcock’s pension ceased as he had re-enlisted under the alias of Robert Radcliffe in 1855, however he was re-enrolled on the pension list in 1859. 4th July 1867 EPG William Johnston also arrived on the Sultana, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Andrew ALCOCK at Fremantle on the 7th May 1867. Andrew had been living with William Johnson and his wife at North Fremantle when for an unknown reason Johnston shot him in the back, prior to the shooting they had mostly been on friendly terms. At the trial it was thought it may have been when he was cleaning his gun but that theory was discounted. Freely admitting his guilt Johnston was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 6 years penal servitude – see newspaper article on this page. |