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| Name | CHURCH – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion transferred 1855 8th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 4102 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th June 1835 / 21 years 5 months / Bath Somerset England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / Cut under left eye |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 3 years 3 months Gibraltar – 7 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 46 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 24th February 1857 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not indicated |
| Pension Districts | 1858 Bristol 1858-1863 Western Australia 1863-1864 South Australia 1864 Auckland New Zealand 1866 New South Wales 1867-1869 South Australia 1869- Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1814 Sitton Wells Somerset England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 8th March 1861 page 3 Robbery from William Church South Australian Register 26th January 1864 page 2 Theft of money from William Church |
| Departure from Western Australia | 31st December 1863 Rangatira from King George’s Sound arrived Adelaide 21st January 1864 1864 to New Zealand 1870 to Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Church Gunner and Driver 4th Battalion Quebec 1851 William Church Gunner and driver 2nd Battalion 8th Company Gibraltar Discharge from chronic rheumatism William twice reported thefts from him while drinking one in WA and one in SA. In the evidence given in South Australia William said he arrived in Adelaide on 21st January 1864.The Newspaper accounts for the arrival of the Rangatira said ‘7 in steerage’ On William Church’s Certificate of Change of Address dated Adelaide 1st February 1870 when he requested his pension to be paid in Melbourne, (he wished to reside there), he recorded his military and physical details but no personal details. He was paid in Melbourne from April 1870 to December 1871. He was struck off the list on 13th August 1874 for ’non-appearance.’ |