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| Name | BOYLE – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 22nd and 86th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1017 – 22nd Regiment 2995 – 86th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th December 1836 / 18 years / no place given Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / Gunshot wound to left hip |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 15 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 213 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th July 1859 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Scinde Campaign Medal 1843 (Meanee 17th February 1843 and Hyderabad 24th March 1843) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1859 2nd Belfast 1859 Chatham 1864 Tilbury 1865-1877 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 23rd September 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD DALHOUSIE 28th December 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1818 North Manna Templemore Tipperary Ireland (WO 97) |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 30th June 1816 |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BOYLE Patrick Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HEWSON Sarah Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | George B 1819 Ireland Arrived WA 1855 per Berkshire with wife and family and farmed York District D 1890 York Western Australia |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | JAMIESON / JAMESON Mary Ann B 1829 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 21st January 1854 Belfast Ireland (Mary Ann Jameson) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Edward John B 1855 Belfast Ireland M WELSH Elizabeth 1879 Perth Western Australia D 26th July 1901 West Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Eliza Jane B 11th June 1857 Bombay India M CAPORN Charles Edward 1st January 1878 Western Australia D 24th November 1948 Kelmscott Western Australia bur Wesley Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Mary Ann B 1861 unknown location M KRUGER/ KRUEGER Fritz 1882 Picton Western Australia D 12th April 1900 Perth Hospital Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia James Peter Vincent B 1864 Perth Western Australia Bp 18th September 1864 Perth WA D 12th April 1902 Perth Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | JAMIESON / JAMESON John Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1864 worked for brother George in York Western Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian 4 April 1901, page 4 Death notices Mary Ann Kruger. The Daily News 7 April 1900 page 5 death of Mary Ann Kruger at Perth Hospital. The West Australian, Tuesday 4 April 1905 page 1 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th January 1877 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 2nd December 1873 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index – Location: At sea and camp near Poona, India 1851 British Army World Wide Index – Location: Poona, India Served campaign in Scinde in 1842 &1843. Present at the defence of the Residency near Hyderabad 15 February 1843. Present at the battle of Meeanee 17 February 1843. Present at the battle of Hyderabad 24 March 1843. Served in the campaign under Major Delamotte at Maharatta County in 1844-5. Present at the taking of the fort at Punhala and Pavangad. Discharge: Chronic Inflammation of liver the result of 16 years residence in India, worn out and unfit for the duties of a soldier, he is recommended to be invalided to England. Gunshot wound left hip Hyderabad 15 February 1847 Cons 36 Volume 835 page 194. Letter from the Dean of Perth recommending James Boyle age 10 the son of Pensioner Edward Boyle who is in an advanced state of consumption at the Military Hospital, to the Boys Swan Orphanage. His daughter aged 17 years is a temporary inmate of the Girls orphanage until she can be forwarded to a situation in York. |