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| Name | CHURCH – Frederick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 11th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th February 1837 / 21 years 5 months / Woolwich Kent England Carpenter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Sallow / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 3 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 15 years 69 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 11th October 1853 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1853 South London 1855 Turkish Contingent 1859 Brighton 1859 South London 1862-1883 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem 1878 and 1887 Increased to 1/3d per diem for service to Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1861 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1814 Croydon Surrey England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 21st September 1814 St. John’s Croydon Surrey |
| Father Date/Place of Birth Date/Place of Death | Boneval CHURCH (Officer in army) |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | RICHARDSON Martha Catherine 22nd December 1795 |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CRICK Mary Ann Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th January 1843 St. Luke’s Chelsea Middlesex |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | George CRICK |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 27th November 1883 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1880 age 61 Buried East Perth Cemetery no details of date |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: rupture in the right groin due to trying to save Gentleman Cadet Birch from drowning in the canal, Royal Arsenal about 12th July 1848 British Army Worldwide Index 1841 location Barbados 1851 location Woolwich In the 1851 Census Frederick church is living at 16 Francis Street Greenwich with his wife Mary. Frederick is aged 33, a gunner with the Royal Artillery and was born at Croyden Kent while his wife Mary is age 33 and appears to have been born at Turnham Green Middlesex. In the 1861 census they are living at 11 Manner Street, Lambeth. No longer with the Army Frederick is working as a labourer. He is age 43 and once again gave his place of birth as Croyden Kent. Mary is aged 43 and her place of birth appears to be Fulham Green. Increase in pension to 1/3d per diem was rescinded after first increase in 1878 due to man re-entering Enrolled Force. SROWA Cons 144 21 August 1880 Colonel Harvest considered Frederick Church unfit for employment in the Enrolled Guard |