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Edward James by Peter Conole and Diane Oldman – January 2013 EPG Gazette
| Name | JAMES – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal Artillery 3rd Bengal European Cavalry and 21st Hussars |
| Regiment Number (s) | 7 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th January 1858 / 27 years 6 months / Warley Essex England Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0 in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – 11 years 127 days Crimea – 2 years 40 days |
| Length of Service | 13 years 167 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant Major / 26th April 1870 / Netley Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Balaklava Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea War Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Trinity Close Blackheath Hill Greenwich Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1870 Deptford 1874-1887 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 2/0½d per diem |
| 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 | c1831 Deptford Kent 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 | DOWLING Emily nee SMITH Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1863 Bengal India |
| Children by 1st Wife | Albert Edward B 1864 Umballa Bengal India Florence Adale B c1865 Umballa Bengal India M BINGAY Jacob Van Buskirk 1886 Perth Western Australia Madeline Clara B 1866 Umballa Bengal India Edith Amelia B 1867 Umballa Bengal India M MARSHALL William 1892 Perth Western Australia Octavius Percy B Bombay India M 1st McMANUS Margaret 1896 Perth Western Australia M 2nd LANGDEN Alice 1903 Guildford Western Australia D 13th April 1939 Donnybrook Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Blanche Gertrude B 1873 England |
| 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 | Perth Lot 76E Claisebrook 0.2.16 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Lance Corporal Drill Instructor Perth Artillery Volunteers Drill Instructor to Police |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | January 1887 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
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