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| Name | GILBERTSON – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 62nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3633 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th June 1854 / 17 years 7 months / Belfast Antrim Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Sallow / Hazel / Dark Brown / Grape shot wound of upper and outer part of arm |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta and the Crimea – 1 year 2 months |
| Length of Service | 1 year 105 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 19th February 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea Turkish Medal with Alma and Inkerman clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1856 -1859 Cork 1860 Salisbury 1861 – 1866 Woolwich 1866 – 1916 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem 1881 increased to 1/3d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | November 1836 Creagh Skibbereen Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GILBERTSON John |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BAKER Jane 1832 deduced from burial record |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 10 February 1857 Castlehaven, Cork, Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 1857 (deduced from death) D 8 May 1938 Leederville, Western Australia aged 82. Buried Karrakatta Cemetery, sister Sarah Ann Sullivan Grantee for grave William Henry B 1861 (Quarter 3) Greenwich Kent England M WHITE Emma 1885 Wandering Western Australia D 1946 Wandering Western Australia bur Wandering Cemetery Western Australia Mary Jane B 1864 (Quarter 2) Greenwich Kent England M DONOHUE James 9th January 1882 Perth Western Australia D 1931 East Coolgardie Western Australia Sarah Ann B 5th October 1867 Perth (RC) M O’SULLIVAN Daniel 1902 Perth Western Australia D 18th January 1951 Cottesloe Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Stephen Walter B 24th September 1870 Perth Western Australia M HAYMAN Eliza Catherine 1898 Perth Western Australia D 8th November 1955 West Leederville Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BAKER John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Willagee Swamp: Cockburn Sound Lot 233 – 20 acres 14th November 1884 Title Application 3rd April 1885 Title issued
Nearby Gilbertson Road Kardinya named after William Gilbertson |
| Occupation after Arrival | Orderly Invalid Depot Mt Eliza Perth |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian 27th December 1916 – Obituary William Gilbertson |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st December 1916 Public Hospital Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 15th October 1919 Claremont Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia aged 87 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Before Sevastopol: Partial stiffness of right shoulder and elbow joints, partial loss of power of arms, weakness of the hand, resulting from grape shot wound of upper and outer part of arm near head of the humerus which it splintered. 1897 Diamond Jubilee Banquet |