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| Name | GLASGOW – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 6th Battery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2807? |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th March 1804 / 17 years / Not yet known Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 feet 6 inches Fair / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Not yet known |
| Length of Service | 17 years 151 days (One year underage total 18 years and 151 days) |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 31st May 1822 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Military General Service Medal 1793-1814 clasp Maida |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | In discharge he received marching money to Stewartstown the place of his original enlistment £1/15/3 (one pound fifteen shillings and 3 pence) also a ticket for a sea passage. |
| Pension Districts | Prior 1845 Charlemont Armagh Ireland 1860 – 66 Ballymena Antrim Ireland |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Baptism | c1787 Derylarn Stewartstown Tyrone Ireland |
| 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 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1860 to Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th September 1866 Ballymena Antrim Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1 year’s service not counted in final service. 1 year underage at 17 years. Discharge: Unfit for service Although it is hard to believe his WO23/53 1855-1865 record clearly states William Glasgow who went to pension in 1822 was part of the guard on the Convict ship Adelaide to Western Australia, returning to Ballymena, Ireland around 1860. His record of service 1804 to 1822 covers the period that is generally referred to as the Napoleonic Wars, most areas of conflict had the presence of the 6th Battalion R.A. William Glasgow was awarded the Military General Service Medal with clasp for Maida in Italy (Issued to survivors of the wars 1793-1840 in 1847) |