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| Name | HALL – Wilson |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 77th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2687 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th July 1853 / 17 years 6 months / Ballymena Antrim Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fresh / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean Turkey and Crimea – 10 months |
| Length of Service | 1 year 159 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 3rd July 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea with Alma and Inkerman Clasps Crimean Turkish medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Stated |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Ballymena 1860 1st Edinburgh 1860 Ballymena 1864-1879 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/0d per diem for 7 years service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1836 Connor Ballymena Antrim Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HALL James |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | COULTER or COULTAR Jane B 1835 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | M 19th June 1855 Kilconriola Antrim Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas B 1856 Not yet known D 2nd February 1919 Age 63 Perth Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Wesleyan Cemetery WA Robert B 1862 Antrim Ireland D 13th July 1950 Perth WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery (Wesleyan) James B Not yet known John B 1865 Perth Western Australia M McCONKEY Henrietta 1893 Northampton Western Australia D 4th August 1911 Northampton Bur Geraldton (Apex Park) Cemetery Western Australia Mary Jane b 1867 M WOODMAN Henry 1891 Perth Western Australia D 7th September 1903 age 35 Victoria Park Western Australia Bur Wesleyan Section Karrakatta Cemetery Anne B 1868 M NICHOLLS James D 6th January 1902 age 34 Perth Western Australia Bur Wesleyan section Karrakatta Cemetery Henry B 1871 Perth Western Australia D May 1871 Perth Western Australia bur Wesleyan Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Ellen Houston B 1872 Western Australia M WEBB Edward J 1893 D 19th January 1959 Perth WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA Margaret B 1874 Western Australia M SCHNEIDER John Daniel 1892 Perth WA D 17th June 1952 Geraldton WA Buried Utakarra Cemetery Geraldton WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | COULTER John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Lot 129Y 1 acre Corner Hardinge and Shenton Streets West Perth opposite Russell Square |
| Occupation after Arrival | Police Officer Fremantle, Northampton and Champion Bay |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Friday 10th January 1902 page 4 Death notice Annie Nicholls Geraldton Advertiser Wednesday 16th September 1903 page 2 Death of Mary Jane Woodman Geraldton Express 7 August 1911 page 3 Obituary of John The West Australian Monday 3rd February 1919 page 1 Funeral notice Thomas Hall The West Australian Monday 1st January 1945 page 8 Early Days Robert Hall The West Australian Friday 14th July 1950 page 39 Death Bob Hall The West Australian Saturday 15th July 1950 page 42 Funeral Notice Robert Geraldton Guardian Saturday 21 June 1952 page 2 Death notice of Margaret |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th October 1879 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1886 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Due to partial contraction of right elbow after shell wound at Inkerman. On board the Clara Mrs Hall suffered a premature birth on 24th February 1864 – no further details |