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| Name | SHEMELS / SHEMELDS / SEMELDS – Benjamin |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 73rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2323 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th May 1846 / 14 years / Westminster Middlesex England None |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft Fair / Grey / Brown / Slightly pocked marked |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 4 years 10 months East Indies – 3 years 5 months China – 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 29 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 29th August 1871 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Sheffield England |
| Pension Districts | 1871 Sheffield 1873 Greenwich 1874 – 1909 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/3d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| 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 | c1832 Enniskillen Fermanagh Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SHEMELS Thomas |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | DRIVER Hannah |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CREAMER Maria nee GILTROP/GILCROSS/GILTHORP c1835 Liverpool Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 28th February 1870 St. Pauls Chatham Kent |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 1st husband of wife | CREAMER James (Crimean War Veteran soldier # 646) B 1824 Limerick Ireland M 24th June 1852, St James, Dublin, Ireland (Ireland Marriages 1619-1898) 1852 Stationed Richmond Barracks Private 39th Regiment of Foot, in 1861 in Montreal D 12 May 1868 Chatham (WO23) – Royal Canadian Rifles |
| Children by wife’s 1st marriage | James Creamer B March 1859 (deduced) Not yet known D 10th February 1874 age 14 years 11 months at sea aboard “Naval Brigade” (meningitis) Ann Creamer B 1863 D 20 July 1863, Notre Dame, Montreal Elizabeth Creamer B c1863 Newfoundland M DIXON Godfrey 1885 Western Australia D 2nd January 1938, Palmyra, Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery Mary Creamer B c1865 Newfoundland M McNEECE John 11th August 1885 St. John’s Fremantle Western Australia son of EPG John McNeese D 4th May 1941 Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | GILTROP/GILCROSS/GILTHORP John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 21st July 1881 Assigned Willagee Swamp Lot 229 20 acres 16th April 1884 Title application 16th June 1884 Deed issued 5/214 39 and 41 Attfield Street, Fremantle. Benjamin lived in 39 Attfield Street and son-in-law Godfrey Dixon at 41 Attfield Street in 1889 at which time Benjamin leased no 39 to son-in-law John McNeece (Family History SLWA) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Morning Herald November 16th 1907, featuring John Murphy, Thomas S. Joy, Wm. Turner, Benjamin Shemels, C.J. Woodward The West Australian Friday 26th November 1909 – page 1 The West Australian Wednesday 16th July 1913 – page 1 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th November 1909 45 Attfield Street Fremantle Western Australia Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 15th July 1913 45 Attfield Street Fremantle Western Australia Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Benjamin Shemels 2323 Drummer and Fifer Depot 73rd Regt location Naas Ireland 1861 Benjamin Shemels 2323 Drummer and Fifer 73rd Regt location Calcutta East Indies 1871 Benjamin Shemels 2323 Corporal 35th Regt attached from 73rd Regt location Newcastle on Tyne Discharge at own request 1871 Census RG 10/5069/18/30 6 Barracks Square Westgate Newcastle upon Tyne Maria Shemels age 37 the wife of a soldier of the 73rd Regiment born Liverpool is living with her two daughters Elizabeth age 8 and Mary age 6 both girls were born at Newfoundland. Neither Benjamin or son James are with the family. Benjamin was still serving in the army. Benjamin Shemels gave evidence into escape of 2 prisoners from the Convict establishment 21st March 1880 November 1880 Benjamin Shemels was on the Nominal roll for the Enrolled Guard. He was living at No 1 Barracks Fremantle with his wife and 2 children. He was appointed to the Guard 11th November 1880 and served until it was disbanded on 31 March 1887. Further information in book “Kardinya Rising” |