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| Name | HALL – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 78th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2537 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th March 1845 / 24 years / Lisburn Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Dark / Hazel / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – 3 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 15 years 275 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th December 1860 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Persian Medal Indian Mutiny Medal for the defence of Lucknow |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 14 Shuttle Street Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 1st London 1861 Glasgow 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1865 Western Australia 1865-1869 South Australia 1869-1875 Victoria Australia 1884-1885 New South Wales Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Barony near Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HALL John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Sarah Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not Married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1865 to South Australia 1869 to Victoria Australia 1884 to New South Wales Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | HALL William appears on 1861 Scottish Census in Nelson Street Outer High or St. Paul’s. Details appear correct for this man. Discharge in consequence of pulmonary and hepatic disease. The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman rated William Hall’s conduct on board ship as Very Good. William Hall was admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide Hospital 6th April 1865. He was aged 43, single, protestant and living at Rundle Street, a labourer born Glasgow and had been 5 months in the Colony having arrived on the Europa (The Europa sailed from Fremantle October 24th 1864 arriving Adelaide November 5th. He is not listed on the passengers list but he may have joined the ship at King George’s Sound.) |