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| Name | GLOVER – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines 45th and 61st Divisions |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3602 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th April 1840 / 17 years / Chatham Division Royal Marines Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’7” Fair/grey/dark brown |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Afloat for 8 years 2 months 7 days: Served on H.M. Ships Monarch Queens Raleigh Castor and Pique Onshore 6 years 7 days |
| Length of Service | 14 years 2 months 14 days (1 year deducted because underage when enlisted) |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 6th July 1854 / Royal Marines Chatham Division Rochester Kent |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1854 Chatham 1855 Transferred to War Office (service in the Crimea)paid by Consul Constantinople 1856 Chatham 1856 2nd London East 1861 Tilbury Fort 1862-1874 Western Australia 1874-1875 South Australia NB May have visited Queensland and then returned to South Australia |
| Pension Paid | £9-4-0 per annum for life |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Deptford Kent England |
| 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 | PUGH Emma (arrived 11th August 1867 per Palestine) B c1831 Tamworth Staffordshire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16th December 1874 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| 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 | Temporary Assistant Warder at Guildford: 24th September – 2nd October 1867 and 1st January – 3rd February 1868 |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 25th February 1863 (Lancashire Relief Fund) Perth Gazette 29th January 1864 (Greenough Fire Fund) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Date and ship not known but departure in either 1874 or 1875 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th October 1893 St Leonard’s Adelaide South Australia 7th October 1893 West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide grave location unknown |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 9th November 1887 Glenelg Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Edward Glover was discharged as an invalid due to general debility This man is referred to in some places as having arrived on the Norwood 1862. He is not on the WO22/226 nor mentioned in the Surgeons Journal of Norwood 1862 as he went to Tilbury in August 1861 – we have therefore placed him on the Lincelles |