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54th Regiment Brass Badges
NameHOWES – William
Regiment (s)54th Regiment
Regiment Number (s) 1592
Date/Age/Place/Trade or
Profession at Attestation
25th June 1841 / 18 years / Diss Norfolk England
Labourer
Description – Height
Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars
5 Ft 7 in
Fresh / Dark Brown / Dark Brown / None
Overseas Service/DurationGibraltar – 1 year 29 days
Malta – 1 year 73 days
West Indies – 3 years 136 days
North America – 3 years 80 days
Gibraltar – 1 year 12 days
Length of Service15 years 287 days
Rank/Date/Place of DischargePrivate / 7th April 1857 / Chatham Kent England
Campaign MedalsNot yet known
Intended Residence at
Discharge
Diss Norfolk England
Pension Districts1857 Norwich
1858 Western Australia
Pension Paid7d per diem
Date of Departure and Place
England or Ireland
26th August 1858 Plymouth England
Ship and Date of Arrival
Western Australia
EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858
Date/Place of Birthc1823 Crooks Place Norwich Norfolk England
Date/Place of BaptismNot yet known
Father
Date/Place of Birth
Not yet known
Mother
Date/Place of Birth
Marriage
Not yet known
SiblingsNot yet known
1st Wife
Date of Birth or Baptism
Not yet known
Date/Place of MarriageNot yet known
Children by 1st WifeNot 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 ArticlesNot yet known
Departure from Western
Australia
Not yet known
Date/Place of Death/BurialA William Howe died 3rd November 1908 age 76 at Claremont Western Australia
Buried Karrakatta Cemetery
Date/Place of Death/Burial
Wife
Not yet known
Will or ProbateNone known
Further InformationBritish Army Worldwide Index:
1841 William Howes Recruit London depot
1851 William Howes 1592 Private 54th foot location Antigua West Indies
Discharge due to reduction in the army and weak and worn out
WO23/59 indicates still living in Western Australia in 1875 no other information known