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| Name | FAWL – Andrew |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 12th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1112 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th March 1839 / 15 years / Athlone Roscommon Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft ¾ in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 9 years 11 months Australian Colonies – 5 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 20 Years 88 days + 3 years underage |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th May 1860 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Chatham Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Chatham 1861 West Australia 1862 – 1863 Sydney |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 10th November 1860 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PALMERSTON 11th February 1861 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1822 St Peters Guernsey Channel Islands |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FAWL Bryan 1786 St Mary’s Limerick Ireland |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | MULLIN Ann Not yet known 1st September 1818 St Mary’s Limerick Ireland |
| Siblings | John B 1826 Gibraltar Robert Fall B 24th January 1830 Gibraltar Eliza / Elana Fall B 16th December 1832 Gibraltar bap 27th December 1832 St Mary the Crowned Gibraltar James M’Alpine Fawl B 1847 D 1892 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 19th November 1870 page 10 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Pension paid 1862 New South Wales Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th December 1863 Sydney New South Wales Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Andrew Fawl Private 1112 12th regiment location Mauritius 1851 As above location Chatham. Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and being generally worn out. Andrew’s father was Sergeant Bryan Fawl of the 12th Foot. His pension was paid in NSW from 1845 to his death in 1870 and he was buried in Petersham Cemetery. He was a barracks sergeant for 10 years after his retirement. He married his second wife Catherine Hehir at St. Munchins Limerick City on 9 November 1840. Catherine died 1874 at New South Wales aged 75. Another son was James M’Alpin Fawl, a Sydney solicitor 1840-1892 |