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| Name | BESWICK / BESTWICK / BESTNICK – Frederick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 39th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 473 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd December 1860 / 32 years 4 months / St. George’s Bermuda Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10.1/8 in Sallow / Brown / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 4 years 106 days Gibraltar – 234 days Crimea – 1 year 144 days Canada – 3 years 155 days Bermuda – 123 days Bermuda – 3 years 251 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 316 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 28th July 1868 / Kinsale Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal Turkish Crimean Medal Bronze Star |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Lancaster England |
| Pension Districts | 1868 Preston 1868 Birmingham 1869 Chatham 1869 Birmingham |
| Pension Paid | 1868 Increased to 1/8d per diem to be applied from admission to pension 1881 Increased to 2/0d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1870 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STRATHMORE 29th January 1871 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1828 Tilbury Fort Essex 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 | MOORE Mary Anne Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Robert John B 1865 Not yet known D 3rd May 1946 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia George Thomas B 1870 Not yet known D 24th May 1939 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Frederick Richard bap 1872 St. Patrick’s Church Fremantle Western Australia Peter B 1873 Fremantle Western Australia D 1874 Western Australia Martha Louisa or Lucy B 13th October 1874 Fremantle Western Australia bap 23rd October 1874 St. Patrick’s Church Fremantle Western Australia Frederick Fintan or James B 1877 Fremantle Western Australia Joseph Fintan B 17th February 1877 Fremantle Western Australia bap 4th March 1877 St. Patrick’s Church Fremantle Western Australia D 1879 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | OATEN Elizabeth Ann c1864 Somerset England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1883 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth | OATEN Samuel – 13th Regiment arrived “Naval Brigade” 1874 c1829 Pitminster Somerset England |
| Mother of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | McGIBBON Eliza or Elizabeth c1827 Not yet known 1860 Taunton Somerset England |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Cockburn Sound Willagee Swamp Lot 175 20 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 3rd February 1871 – Shipping Intelligence |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 5h August 1891 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 1879 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | WO97 document confusing as attestation date and years of service don’t agree. Suggest service in another regiment served prior to being in 39th Regiment. Page 2 of WO97 shows service being added to previous service. Further research required. Shipping Intelligence newspaper 3rd February 1871 states “Man wife and family” arrived. |