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Name | FOX – David |
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Regiment (s) | 12th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 1030 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16 April 1836 / 18 years 2 months / Bury St Edmunds Suffolk England Shoemaker |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Not stated / Blue / Light Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 10 years Western Australia – 3 years 2 months |
Length of Service | 22 years 61 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th June 1858 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | None |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Mendlesham Suffolk England |
Pension Districts | 1858 Ipswich 1859-1863 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 9½d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
Date/Place of Baptism | 4th October 1818 Mendlesham Stowmarket Suffolk England |
Father Date/Place of Birth | FOX David Not yet known |
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Ellen Not yet known |
Siblings | FOX Robert bap 26th May 1816 Mendlesham Suffolk England FOX John bap 1823 Mendlesham, Suffolk England |
1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Did not marry |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
Children by 1st Wife | None |
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 13th February 1856 page 2 Inquirer & Commercial News 21st January 1857 Perth Gazette 27th February 1863 |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th August 1863 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | David Fox spent time (1854-57) in Perth Western Australia with the 12th Regiment prior to returning later as an Enrolled Pensioner Guard |