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| Name | SMITH – Charles |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 1st Bombay Fusiliers and 103rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1193 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th May 1845 / 20 years 1 month / London Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10½ in Fresh / Hazel / Dark brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Arrived in India from Europe on ship Mary Anne 1845 India – 20 years 323 days |
| Length of Service | 22 years 109 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th August 1865 / Colchester Essex England |
| Campaign Medals | Punjab Medal with Mooltan and Goojerat clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Falmouth Cornwall England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 Falmouth 1866 – 1868 Western Australia 1869 East London and Ipswich 1870 North London and Falmouth 1873 – 1875 Manchester |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem Elected for Indian Pension Rules which meant “no increase for additional service under Indian Rules 26/7/73” |
| 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 | 1828 Falmouth Cornwall England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary c1831 Not yet known |
| Siblings | John B Not yet known D c1823 Eliza B Not yet known c 1824 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Did not marry |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | August 1867 schoolmaster at Rottnest Island (Bicentennial Dictionary) |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1868 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Between July 1873 and 1881 in England: Indistinguishable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge at own request after 21 years service In the 1871 Census Charles age 45 a pensioner born Falmouth Cornwall is a boarder at the home of Nicholas and Selina Burkinsha at Jeffery’s buildings Falmouth Cornwall. In the 1881 census he is living at 13 Pool Lane Brinnington Stockport he is age 53 and a Chelsea out-pensioner born Falmouth. Selina Burkinsha who is by this time a widow is a lodger in his house, She is aged 55 and was also born Falmouth Cornwall |