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| Name | FRASER – Henry John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 98th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 235 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th May 1824 / 16 years / Edinburgh Scotland Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Sallow / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 12 years 3 months China – 2 years 10 months East Indies – 10 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 125 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private (Corporal during voyage to Western Australia) / 12th September 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | South Africa Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow |
| Pension Districts | 1848 1st Edinburgh 1853 2nd Glasgow 1854 Plymouth (working as a prison guard at Dartmouth Prison) |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1808 Chelmsford Essex England – WO97 & 1851 Census |
| 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 | KILBOY Catherine b 1820 Ireland. In pension record (WO23-51-134) “deserted by his wife who is not to receive any portion of his pension” |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 17 September 1838 Manchester Lancashire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | John James b 3rd Qtr 1849 Berwick-upon- Tweed Possible death 1852 |
| 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 | Did not arrive in Western Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 30 July 1856 page 3 Trial of Captain Foss |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | The Surgeon’s Medical Log for William Hammond records FRASER’s medical treatment and death (13th March 1856) during the voyage: buried at sea. WO23 shows Henry FRASER’s death as 2nd April 1856 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Private Henry J Fraser 235 98th regiment location Newcastle, Manchester & Nass Discharge due to general debility 1841 Census HO 107/573/17/86 Tib Street Barracks H. Fraser age 30 (rounded up) 1851 Census HO 107/2421/509/29 Henry is living with his wife Catherine age 31 born Ireland and his son John James age 1 born Berwick upon Tweed at Hatters Lane Berwick upon Tweed. He is an Out Pensioner of Chelsea Hospital born Chelmsford Essex Henry Fraser was one of the pensioners who had entrusted Captain Foss with money to the valued of £10/15/10 Surgeon’s Journal (William Hammond) 13th February 1856: Henry J Fraser, Corporal of Pensioner Guard age 47 –debilitated frame complains of severe cough, shortness of breath especially on any exertion and general debility – with occasional pain across the upper part of the chest. Discharged 1848 general debility. Admitted October 1855 Military Hospital Plymouth with inflammation in right side of the chest where he remained until shortly before embarkation – 6th December last. Expired 4:30 January 13th March 1856. |