Click on images to view (if available) a larger image. Use your browser’s Back button to return to site.
| Name | BATES – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 23rd Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 4261 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th July 1854 / 20 years / Oxford Oxford England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¾ in Sallow / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea |
| Length of Service | 1 year 15 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 31st July 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal Crimean Turkish |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Derby England |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Derby 1857 Birmingham 1857 Wolverhampton 1858 Derby 1858 Coal House Point Battery Tilbury Fort 1858-1859 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1834 Liverpool Lancashire 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 yet known |
| 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 | Orderly in Colonial Hospital |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 29th July 1859 – page 2 Inquest |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th July 1859 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: “Rendered unfit for further service by the loss from amputation of the middle finger of the left hand after a gunshot wound received in action before Sebastopol” There is a note on his WO22 for 1859 that after his death his Crimean medal was returned to Mrs Pennington. |