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| Name | CHAMBERS – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 14th and 68th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2105 (14th Regiment) 3428 (68th Regiment) |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd September 1842 / 17 years / Londonderry Ireland Carpenter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Sallow / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 3 years 1 month Crimea – 10 months |
| Length of Service | 13 years 18 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 3rd October 1856 / Fermoy Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal: Clasps for Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Moy Tyrone Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Armagh 1859 2nd Liverpool 1866 Tilbury 1866 – 1880 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem temporary for 1 year extended expired 5 December 1860 made permanent in 1866 1878 increased to 1/0d per diem for service to the Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 23rd September 1825 Clonleigh Lifford Donegal Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CHAMBERS Henry |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | DICKSON Sarah Ann 1826 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 15th December 1847 Clonfeacle Tyrone Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | No children mentioned in 1861 census |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DICKSON Alexander |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 14th April 1868 purchased Fremantle Town Lot 630 Russell Street for £6: 11th January 1877 purchased Cockburn Lot E219 at North Lake of 44 acres (@10/- per acre) adjoining EPG Beswick’s Lot P175 for £23/10/0: Title transferred after death to widow |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Saturday 10th March 1888 page 3 death of Sarah Chambers |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th April 1880 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 13th March 1888 Perth Home Perth Western Australia Unknown burial |
| Will or Probate | Letters of Administration: Probate: 16 Aug 1881, Supreme Court of Western Australia SROWA Cons 3458 1881 343 Henry Chambers 14th 68th CORONA |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Henry Chambers 2105 Private 14th Foot location Athlone Discharge due to varicose veins in both legs contracted in the trenches at Crimea 1861 Census RG09/2639/89/13 25 Henry Street Birkenhead Cheshire Henry Chambers age 36 is a Police Constable and his wife Sarah Ann Chambers is aged 35 both were born in Ireland |