HEXTALL – William 46th 45th and 24th Regiment

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45th Regiment Nottinghamshire Sherwood Foresters

Name	HEXTALL – William
Regiment (s)	46th 45th and 24th Regiment
Regiment Number (s)	1515 – 46th Regiment 2440 – 45th Regiment 173 – 24th Regiment
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	14th December 1839 / 17 years 9 months / Sketchley Leicestershire England Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Blue / Grey / None
Overseas Service/Duration	Cape of Good Hope – 11 years 1 month
Length of Service	21 years 20 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Sergeant / 13th March 1861 / Cork Ireland
Campaign Medals	South African Medal for the 2nd and 3rd Kaffir Wars 1846-1853
Intended Residence at Discharge	Warwick England
Pension Districts	1861 Coventry 1862 Sheffield 1864 Tilbury 1864-1865 Western Australia 1866-1869 South Australia 1870 Bengal 1871-1875 Calcutta Bengal
Pension Paid	1/2½d per diem
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	London England date not known
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	CLARA 13th April 1864
Date/Place of Birth	c1822 Bosworth Hinckley Leicestershire 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	Not yet known
Date/Place of Marriage	Not yet known
Children by 1^st Wife	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	Adelaide Observer Saturday 12th January 1867 – page 1
Departure from Western Australia	12th August 1866 W. Hextall to Adelaide per Emily Smith 11th February 1865 an Ellen Hextall and 2 children went to South Australia per “Gem”
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 Hextall 1515 Private 46th Foot Depot Location Jersey and Cork 1851 William Hextall 2440 Private 45th Foot Location Natal South Africa 1861 Willian Hextall Sergeant 2nd Battalion 24th Foot Location Cork Discharge due to having completed 21 years service and being on permanent staff of the Warwick Regiment of Militia. In 1867 William Hextall gave evidence in a court case in support of fellow 24th Regiment soldier Charles Stretch who was also on the Clara in 1864.