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| Name | HANLEY / HANLY – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 55th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3116 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th February 1854 / 17 years 6 months / Templemore Tipperary Ireland Baker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¼ in Sallow/ Grey / Light brown / Shrapnel wound in upper part of left thigh |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Turkey & Crimea – 2 years Mediterranean – 4 months |
| Length of Service | 2 years 173 days (plus 6 months underage) |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 27th January 1857 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea Medal with Alma Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | January 1857 Kilkenny 1864 Tilbury 1864-1867 Western Australia 1867 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1864 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 12th September 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1836 Borrisoleigh Tipperary Ireland |
| 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 | HAMMOND Mary c1834 (tentative) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 6th September 1857 Borris Borrisoleigh Tipperary Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Richard bap 21st October 1858 Borris Borrisoleigh Tipperary Ireland M LAUNER Bertha 8th January 1882 St. Ignatius Norwood Adelaide South Australia D 13th September 1913 Adelaide South Australia bur West Terrace Cemetery South Australia Catherine bap 22nd December 1859 Borris Borrisleigh Tipperary Ireland D Not yet known Mary bap 19th May 1861 Borris Borrisoleigh Tipperary Ireland D Not yet known Michael bap 3rd April 1864 Borris Borrisoleigh Tipperary, Ireland D Not yet known Patrick B 11th June 1866 Fremantle Western Australia D Not yet known William B December 1868 South Australia D 4th September 1869 Adelaide South Australia William B 27th April 1870 Adelaide South Australia D Not yet 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register 21 December 1866 (arrival of Sea Ripple in South Australia) The Express & Telegraph Monday 30th August 1886 – page 2 The Advertiser 20th September 1913 – page 18 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 7th December 1866 left per Sea Ripple for South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 28th August 1886 Adelaide South Australia West Terrace Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 7th December 1920 Magill Norwood South Australia West Terrace Cemetery South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | “Was present at the battle of Alma, sortee at Inkerman on 26th October 1854, battle of Inkerman and siege and fall of Sebastopol.” Discharge: wounded in the left thigh 4th August 1855 in the trenches before Sebastopol Corporal William Hanley and his wife Mary arrived on the Merchantman 1864 with their children Richard, Catherine, Mary and Michael. The Surgeon Superintendent recorded their conduct as ‘Very Good’. Mary Hanley and 5 children departed for Adelaide on the Sea Ripple the ship William left is unknown. |