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| Name | COLTON (COTTON) – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 5th Battery |
| Regiment No (s) | 3772 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th June 1853 / 18 years 6 months / Stockport Cheshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Sandy / Wound on left thigh |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 9 months |
| Length of Service | 2 years 178 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 10th June 1856 / Woolwich England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Woolwich 1856 Enniskillen 1859 Omagh 1863 2nd Glasgow 1863 Omagh 1864 Paisley 1867 2nd Dublin 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 Western Australia 1870- June 1887 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 12th October 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1835 Drumhairn Fermanagh Ireland (now Northern Ireland) |
| 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 | DUFFY Mary 1841/ Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1867 Greenock Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | None by 1870 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1870 to Victoria Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial – Wife | 28 June 1887, Victoria |
| Will or Probate | None Located |
| Further Information | A Mary Josine Colton died at Northcote, Victoria 1914 her father was John Duff, mother Jane Mackiedy. |