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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 | Edinburgh |
| Pension Districts | 1848 1st Edinburgh 1853 2nd Glasgow 1855 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 Edinburgh Scotland |
| 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: note in pension record (WO23-51-134) “deserted by his wife who is not to receive any portion of his pension” |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| 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 (this is probably the official record made in Western Australia after the arrival of the William Hammond on 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
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