GOOD – William 94th 18th 94th Regiment and Falkland Is. Corps

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Name	GOOD – William
Regiment (s)	94th 18th 94th Regiment and Falkland Is. Corps
Regiment Number (s)	1354 – 94th Regiment
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	28th July 1840 / 18 years 4 months / Queens Square Middlesex England Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Brown / Light Brown / None
Overseas Service/Duration	India – 13 years 123 days Crimea – 1 year 201 days Falkland Islands – 6 years 169 days
Length of Service	23 years 302 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 18th April 1864 / Not Stated
Campaign Medals	Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish War Medal
Intended Residence at Discharge	Newry Down Ireland
Pension Districts	1864 Jersey 1864 2nd Plymouth 1864 2nd Dublin 1864 Carlow 1865 1st Liverpool 1865 Preston 1865 Halifax 1867 Tilbury 1867-1874 Western Australia 1874 New Zealand 1874 – 1878 Tasmania
Pension Paid	1/2d per diem
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	18th April 1867 Portland England
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	NORWOOD 13th July 1867
Date/Place of Birth	1822 Whitesea Peterborough Cambridgeshire 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
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	UNKNOWN Mary
Date/Place of Marriage
Children by 1^st Wife	Mary Ann James
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	Not yet known
Newspaper Articles	Not yet known
Departure from Western Australia	Not yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial	Not yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	Not yet known
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Good 1354 Private 94th Foot location Cannanore India 1851 William Good 1354 Private 94th Foot location Cannanore India 1861 William Good (no service number) Private Falkland Island Cos, location Stanley Falkland Islands Discharge due to disbandment of Corps William Good was in possession of 5 good Conduct badges and had a medal for Long service and good conduct William Good served at the Falkland Islands from 26th October 1857 to 15th April 1864 as part of the Falkland Islands Company. At the end of the Crimean War the War Office created the Falkland Island Company to be raised from the ranks as they believed the Islands were in danger from Russia. The War Office stipulated that the men were to have served at least fifteen years, married with at least three children and after 6 years would be discharged to pension A total of 36 soldiers under the command of Captain James Dyer, 36 women and 65 children arrived on the Ealing Grove on 12th January 1858 William Good was one of those who returned to England on the Velocidade on 23rd January 1864 after completing their period of service.