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| Name | PURTILL / PURTELL – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 78th 21st and 32nd Regiment Also served as a non-combatant in Crimean Ambulance Corps |
| Regiment Number (s) | 32nd Regiment- 3181 21st Regiment – 2272 Ambulance Corps – 338 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 31st March 1845 / 18 years 6 months / Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Pale / Grey / Light Brown / Gunshot wound right arm |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 3 years 10 months Crimea (post discharge in Ambulance Corps) 18 months |
| Length of Service | 6 years 114 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd July 1851 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Punjab Medal with Mooltan clasp Crimea War Medal with Inkermann clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1851-1854 Limerick 1854-1855 Turkey 1855-1859 Limerick 1859 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | B 1826 Trough near Limerick Clare Ireland |
| 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 | CARROLL Mary 1836 (deduced) Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 30th October 1855 St. John’s Limerick City Limerick Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Catherine B 1856 Limerick Clare Ireland M FELTHAM James 1875 Fremantle Western Australia D 28th February 1902 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Mary Sultana B 9th August 1859 at sea on board Sultana en route from England to Western Australia M McGANN Michael 1884 Fremantle Western Australia D 1884 York Western Australia Ellen B 1861 Guildford Western Australia M SLEE Charles Edward 3rd February 1892 Fremantle Western Australia D 11th July 1948 Bunbury Western Australia Bridget B 18th June 1862 Guildford Western Australia D 1863 Western Australia Bridget B 9th March 1864 York Western Australia D 9th March 1864 York Western Australia Margaret or Helen B 9th March 1864 York Western Australia D 13th March 1864 York Western Australia Sarah Ann B 1865 York Western Australia M CONWAY Jeremiah 1894 Fremantle Western Australia D 3rd December 1902 Western Australia William Patrick B 1867 Fremantle Western Australia D 6th December 1907 Yalgoo Western Australia bur Yalgoo Cemetery Charlotte B 1868 Busselton Western Australia M WILLIS James William 29th January 1893 Fremantle Western Australia D 6th June 1897 Fremantle Western Australia Frederick Aloysius B 1871 Vasse Western Australia D 23rd March 1917 Wooroloo Sanatorium Western Australia bur Northam Cemetery Western Australia |
| 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 | Warder at Fremantle |
| Newspaper Articles | Daily News 22 November 1884 The West Australian 9th January 1885 – page 3 Daily News 8 January 1885 – page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | D 26th March 1874 Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | D 26th January 1885 Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Newspaper accounts of the murder of Mary Sultana McCann (nee Purtill) by her lover John Duffy Information available on the impoverished circumstances of Mary Purtill after the death of William |