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| Name | BEWSHER – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 57th and 20th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1264 – 20th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th March 1837 / 18 years 11 months / Bow Street London Middlesex England Sawyer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fair / Grey / Light / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Bermuda – 5 years 190 days North America – 6 years 56 days Crimea – 1 years 310 days East Indies – 314 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 74 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 19th April 1859 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma Balaclava Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea Medal Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1859 2nd Plymouth 1863-1900 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1819 Lymington Hampshire 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 | SOMERS / SUMMERS Eleanor / Elenore /Elinor B c1828 Halifax Nova Scotia Canada |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1849 unknown location |
| Children by 1st Wife | Frederick George B 1850 Halifax Canada D 11th October 1931 Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Elizabeth B 1852 Halifax Nova Scotia Canada D 4th August 1943 Western Australia bur Baptist Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia William Henry B 1858 Plymouth Devon England D 10th February 1933 Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Edward Thomas B 1860 Devonport Devon England M WALKER Mary unknown date and location D 7th April 1921 Boogardie Mt Magnet Western Australia bur Mt Magnet Western Australia Harriet Martha B 1862 Stoke Damerel,Devon England D 1877 Picton Western Australia Arthur John B 1868 Bunbury Western Australia D 26th August 1944 Perth Western Australia bur Baptist Section Karrakatta Cemetery 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 Husband of Wife | HEXLEY John David |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1903 unknown location |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Granted Lot 26 of 2 acres in Bunbury (mentioned in probate settlement |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Bunbury Herald 23rd and 25th August 1900 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th August 1900 Bunbury Western Australia St Mark’s Church and Picton Cemetery Picton Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 30th October 1915 Fremantle Western Australia Baptist Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Will: 12 Jun 1880. Probate: 13 Sep 1900, Supreme Court of Western Australia. [Cons 3403-1900-090] |
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