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| Name | LITTON – John Philip |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 38th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2997 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd May 1850 / 18 years 4 months / Westminster Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Dark / Hazel / Brown / Severe wounds at Sebastopol Crimea |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Turkey – 4 months Crimea – 5 months India – 2 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 10 years 207 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 15th December 1860 / Rae Bareilly Cantonment India |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma Balaklava and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimean Medal Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow Clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Woolwich 1866-1897 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1861 8d per diem 1881 increased to 1/5½d per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1832 Shoreditch London Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | LITTON Philip B 1797 Lympstone Devon England D 1854 December Quarter Westminster Middlesex England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | PARKER Ann 1796 Honiton Devon 5th April 1821 Lympstone Devon England |
| Siblings | Harriet Parker B 23rd November 1821 Lympstone Devon England D 30th December 1821 Lympstone Devon England Harriet B 1825 St Luke’s Middlesex England William B 19th October 1829 St Mary’s Islington Middlesex England Mary (Maryann) B 1836 Shoreditch Middlesex England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | COULSON Isabel 1850 aboard “Sophia” at sea |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 7th December 1867 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | John Philip B 16th August 1870 Fremantle Western Australia M1 FOX Esther 13th August 1892 Newcastle Western Australia M2 CRAWFORD Mena A. M. 1906 Geraldton Western Australia D 26th January 1942 Midland Junction Western Australia bur Wesleyan Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia William Alfred B 1872 Perth Western Australia M MURRAY Martha 1893 Perth Western Australia D 23rd December 1937 Midland Junction Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australian Marion B 1873 Perth Western Australia M HOLDERNESS Vivian Godfrey 1906 Fremantle Western Australia D 23rd April 1945 Nanga Brook Wellington District Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Isabella B 21st June 1875 Fremantle Western Australia M PAYNE Robert Summers 1910 Fremantle Western Australia D 12th July 1940 North Fremantle Western Australia bur Methodist Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Harriet B 1877 Fremantle Western Australia M McINTYRE James Edward Daniel 1894 Perth Western Australia D 29th May 1942 Perth Western Australia bur Wesleyan Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Henry Ernest B 1881 Fremantle Western Australia M BROWN Flora 10th September 1921 Perth Western Australia D 5th October 1962 West Midland Western Australia bur Karrakatta Cemetery (Garden) Western Australia Lydia B 11th September 1885 M1 CAMERON Adam Smith 1902 Fremantle Western Australia M2 NEEDHAM Arthur Sydney 1918 Fremantle Western Australia D 13th February 1975 North Fremantle Western Australia (tentative) bur Niche Wall Fremantle Cemetery Western Australian |
| 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 | Cockburn Sound Koojee Lot P9 20 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Servant Magazine Warder |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 31st January 1897 Fremantle Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1st January 1912 Birkenhead South Australia |
| Will or Probate | Copy of will available at Western Australian State Records Office [SRO Cons 3403-1898-102] |
| Further Information | Included on the Enrolled Guard Disbandment 31st March 1887 Nominal Roll |