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| Name | BEECH – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 37th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1476 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th January 1839 / 21 years / Coventry Warwickshire England Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Pale / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Halifax – 2 years 8 months Ceylon – 9 years 9 months Bengal – 3 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 126 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 4th June 1861 / Inquiry Colchester 18 May 1861 |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts1862- | 1861 Coventry 1862 Tilbury 1862-1864 Western Australia 1864-1870 New South Wales 1871 Coventry |
| Pension Paid | 1/1½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 27th December 1818 St. Mary’s Northgate Canterbury Kent England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Beech John – Sergeant 65th regiment Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Ann Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not applicable |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not known, however pension paid Sydney New South Wales Australia in 1864-1870 and Coventry England 1871 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13 December 1888, London Road Civic Cemetery, Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army Worldwide Index – at Halifax Nova Scotia Canada 1851 British Army Worldwide Index – at Kandy and Colombo Ceylon 1861 British Army Worldwide Index – at Colchester England1861 Census : (RG 09/480/135/3) – Gillingham Medway Kent – The Invalid Depot, St. Mary’s Barracks No 1. Joseph BEECH inmate, Single, 42, Private, Soldier, 37, born Canterbury Kent 1881 Census : (RG 11/3070/52/9) – 42 Spon End (Nags Head Inn) Premises of James and Elizabeth THOMPSON, licensed Victuallers. Joseph BEECH Boarder, unmarried, age 62, Shoemaker, Born Canterbury Kent |