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| Name | BLEWER – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 24th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2472 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th April 1845 / 20 years 5 months / Westminster Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 7/8 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 3 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 5 years 107 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th August 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Army of the Punjab 1848-& 1849, present at the storming of Sadoolapore, (Sadulapur) wounded Chillianwallah. Entitled to Punjab Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Purfleet Essex England |
| Pension Districts | 1851 2nd East London 1851 Deptford 1855-1857 Western Australia 1857-1893 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | December 1824 Grays near Romford Essex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BLEWER Sarah 1781 Essex England Not yet known |
| Siblings | George B c1826 Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CRAWLEY Mary Ann c1829 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 18th November 1851 The Assumption Deptford, Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B 1850 Not yet known M BROOKS Alfred 16th September 1871 Presbyterian Manse Port Adelaide South Australia D 20th February 1931 Buried Cheltenham cemetery Teresa B 3rd Quarter 1852 Greenwich Kent England M COOK Henry 7th October 1871 Presbyterian Manse Port Adelaide South Australia D 1876 Victoria Agnes B 3rd Quarter 1854 Greenwich Kent England (possible) M THOMAS William 1870 D 4th April 1918 Everton South Australia Buried Cheltenham Cemetery. Catherine B 7th December 1858 Port Adelaide South Australia M NICHOLSON Thomas 16th September 1873 Presbyterian Manse Port Adelaide South Australia D 29th June 1894 Rosewater Parkside Adelaide Australia |
| 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 | After his arrival in SA he was a boarding house and brothel keeper employing at least 2 of his daughters and his wife see South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail Saturday 29th December 1877 – page 22 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of News and Politics Friday 9th January 1857 – page 3 South Australian Weekly Chronicle Saturday 22nd November 1862 – page 2 The Adelaide Express Friday 29th July 1864 – page 3 The Express and Telegraph Adelaide Wednesday 28th November 1872 – page 2 The Express and Telegraph Friday 30th August 1878 – page 2 Adelaide Observer Saturday 23rd September 1893 – page 16 The Express and Telegraph Tuesday 19th September 1893 – page 2 Evening Journal Wednesday 20th September 1893 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1857 repay £15.10.10 for passage |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th September 1893 Rosewater St. Kilda Adelaide South Australia Cheltenham Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 14th November 1888 Rosewater Adelaide South Australia (Bluver) Cheltenham Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Reason for discharge: Grapeshot wound of the right foot in action at Chillianwallah 13 January 1849. The ball having penetrated among the metatarsal bones on the outer side of the foot, extensive inflammation and suppuration among the muscles and tendons both on the upper and the sole of the foot ensured and has resulted in adhesions among the muscles and tendons of the bones restricting the proper motions of the foot and ankle. Invalided 4 September 1849 returned to England 7 February 1850. 1841 Census HO 107/324/12 Poorfleet Street, West Thurrock, Purfleet, Essex Sarah Blewer, 60, Born Essex, England George Blewer, 20, Born Essex, England William Blewer, 15, Born Essex, England AJCP reel 466/87 part 2 Folio 233 Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guard on the Stag into the conduct of the Super Intendent Surgeon Caldwell. Blewer not mentioned. |