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| Name | BODON / BODEN – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 4th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1155 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th December 1836 / 19 years 6 months / Glasgow Lanark Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 9 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 12 years 54 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd February 1849 / Winchester England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Belfast Antrim Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Belfast 1849 Ballymena 1856-1861 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem Temporary until 16th April 1852. Made permanent 21st December 1852. |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th June 1856 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RUNNYMEDE 7th September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1817 Ballymony (Ahoghill near Ballymena) Antrim Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BODEN (sic) Andrew |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | DAVISON Rose Ann c1807 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 23 October 1853 Ahoghill Antrim Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DAVIDSON Hugh |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | DALTON or DOLTON William |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 2nd October 1862 Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Appointed Assistant Warder Convict establishment 28 May 1857 until his death 22 July 1861 See Barker Warders and Gaolers page 20 |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Saturday 23 July 1892 page 38 Estate of Rose Dalton The Daily News Saturday 22 October 1892 page 2 Sale of King Street property |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd July 1861 Fremantle Western Australia Buried Skinner street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 16 June 1892 King Street Perth Western Australia Buried East Perth Cemetery WA |
| Will or Probate | Cons 5795/1889/17 Henry Boden Cons 3403/1892/1113 William Dolton |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Henry Bodon 1155 location Bellary Madras Discharge due to varicose veins left leg and declining efficiency The headstone for Henry Boden(sic) that had been erected in the Skinner Street cemetery was relocated by the Fremantle City Council in 1935 and can now be found at Fremantle Cemetery, Rockery Walk section number 44. Although very weather damaged the following inscription can be read: SACRED To the Memory of HENRY BODEN Late of County Clare Ireland WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JULY 22, 1861 AGED 43 YEARS Devoutly yield thyself to God And on his grace depend With zeal pursue the heavenly road Nor doubt a happy end (T)his stone was ERECTED by His affectionate wife ROSE ANN BODEN |