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| Name | HOPE – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2526 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th September 1845 / 18 years 8 months / London Middlesex England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¼ in Fair / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 6 years 1 month Crimea – 1 year 3 months India – 2 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 20 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th October 1866 / Winchester Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma and Sebastopol clasps Turkish War Medal Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Post Office Vere Street Cavendish Square London England |
| Pension Districts | 1866 2nd North London 1873 Greenwich 1874 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1878 Increased to 9 ½d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1826 Marylebone Middlesex 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 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possible death 1880 age 53 all unknown WA |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 William Hope Private 2526 2nd Battalion Rifle brigade Location Kingston, Canada 1861 As above, location Depot Winchester Discharge at own request having completed 21 years service 1871 Census William Hope a single man is a lodger in the home of James and Harriet Williams at 16 Ruddock buildings St. Leonards Shoreditch London Middlesex Convicted by a District Court Marshal at Perth Western Australia on 19th October 1874 of having been drunk on guard and sent to prison for 112 days during which time his pension was suspended. |