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| Name | PRATT – Richard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 24th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3816 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st approx. 1841 served 13 years 55 days 2nd attested 10th April 1854 / 35 years 4 months / Westminster Middlesex England Butcher |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0½ in Sallow / Hazel / Dark Brown / Wound on right hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | China – 1 year 6 months East Indies – 14 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 32 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 17th March 1863 / Cork Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | China War Medal 1840-1842 Punjab Campaign Medal 1848-1849 Clasps Chillianwallah and Goojerat |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Oxford Oxfordshire |
| Pension Districts | 1863 Coventry 1865 Waterford 1865-1884 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1½d per diem 1878 increased to 1/7d per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th September 1865 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | VIMIERA 22nd December 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1819 Cheltenham Gloucester 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 | HICKEY Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 17th March 1863 Trinity Without Ballybricken Waterford Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elijah B 1866 Perth Western Australia M DALE Gertrude 1889 Perth Western Australia D 20th July 1892 Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Matilda B 1868 Perth Western Australia D 1900 Perth Western Australia Richard Sampson B 1872 Perth Western Australia D 13th April 1892 Mt Eliza Depot Bur East Perth Cemetery |
| 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 | 11th November 1881 assigned Perth Lot V131 of 3 roods 20 perches Colin Street West Perth September 1883 granted Title to Perth Lot 131V Title 6/1 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Employed by Convict Establishment |
| Newspaper Articles | WA Record Thursday 10th January 1889 page 6 Marriage of Elijah and Gertrude Dale The Daily News Perth Monday 4th November 1889 – page 3 Transfer of Land Act The Daily News Tuesday 23rd June 1891 page 3 Funeral notice Mary Pratt The Inquirer and Commercial News Perth Wednesday 20th January 1892 – page 7 Transfer of land Act Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 27th April 1892 page 2 Death of Richard jnr The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 20th July 1892 page 2 death of Elijah |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th July 1884 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | June 1891 Perth Western Australia 24th June 1891 East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Richard Pratt made his will on 27th March 1884 appointing his wife Mary Pratt and son Elijah Pratt as Executors (Elijah was a minor at the time) He bequeather fifty pound to his wife Mary and all the residue of hi real and personal property for the use of his wife Mary for life and after her death to his son Elijah Pratt daughter Matilda Pratt and son Richard Samson Pratt in equal shares and proportions. |
| Further Information | Former service of 13 years 55 days was restored by order of the War Office on 11 December 1857 British Army Worldwide Index 1861 Richd Pratt 3816 Private 1st Btn 24th Foot location Chatham Discharge at own request having served 21 years Wounded in the right hand at Chillianwallah January 1849 1861 Census RG 09/483 Chatham Barracks Richard Pratt unmarried age 42 Private Army born Cheltenham Gloucester 8th April 1891 Reverend Mother Convent of Mercy wrote requesting monetary support for Mrs Pratt and family. 14th April 1891 Thomas Minorgan wrote to William Dale (Superintendent of Poor Houses) on behalf of the widow of pensioner Richard Pratt requesting barracks accommodation. He stated she had been in very poor health since the death of her husband and of the three children the eldest son was working for the post office, the daughter was in a convent and the youngest son was in very poor health. 10th April 1891 Inquiring into the circumstances of Mrs Pratt Sergeant Claffey reported that on 9th October 1890 Mrs Pratt had been charged with being a lunatic and sent to the asylum and had recently been discharged her mind was in a weak state and she had no means of support. He said the eldest son, a married man, was very ill the daughter was in a convent at Newcastle, and the remaining son is delicate and can barely maintain himself. He added Mrs Pratt and family were respectable and well conducted. William Dale suggested Mrs Pratt be allowed 1/- per day paid to the Reverend Mother as Mrs Pratt was not fit to be entrusted with its disbursement. This suggestion was approved 15th April 1891. SROWA Cons 527 1891/0725 4th September 1891 Sister Mary Angelo (Subiaco) wrote on behalf of Richard Pratt age 20 years for Government aid as he was in the last stages of consumption and dependent on charity. William Dale suggested relief be given to him as he had no relations to support him – approved 12th September 1891. |