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| Name | STAPLES – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 8th Battalion 3rd Company Royal Artillery Invalid Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 965 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th January 1838 / 18 years 1 month / Leicester England Framework knitter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Grey /Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 6 years 3 months Served in the Turkish Contingent December 1855 – 4 August 1856 |
| Length of Service | 21 years 58 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 15th March 1859 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not given but lived at Plumstead Kent in October 1860 |
| Pension Districts | 1859 Woolwich (transferred to Tilbury Fort) 1861-1862 Western Australia 1862-1871 South Australia 1871-1879 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 10th November 1860 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PALMERSTON 11th February 1861 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1819 St Martin’s Leicestershire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 22 June 1819 St Martin’s Anglican Church Leicester England (tentative) |
| 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 | DONNELLY Ellen 1827 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Frederick B 1846 Malta Catherine B 1849 Malta Ellen B 1852 Royal Artillery (no place recorded) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DONNELLY Andrew Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | ROCHE Catherine Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Convict Establishment: Employed as Assistant Warder from 21st February 1861 – 19th February 1862 |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 14th March 1862 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 8th March 1862 per “Strathallan” to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1908 Melbourne Victoria (tentative) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1904 aged 77 years Arat, (sic) Ararat(?) Victoria Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharged after 21 years’ service: his conduct had been exemplary |