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| Name | STRETCH – Charles |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 45th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2829 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd June 1846 / 17 years 2 months / Devizes Wiltshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Fresh / Hazel / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 11 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 13 years 351 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 19th March 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | South Africa Medal for 3rd Kaffir War1850- 1853 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Devizes Wiltshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Trowbridge 1861 Salisbury 1864 Tilbury 1864-1865 Western Australia 1865-1867 South Australia 1868 Bengal 1869 Trowbridge 1870 Bath |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1829 St. John Devizes Wiltshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | STRETCH William c1791 Wiltshire England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Ann c1800 Wiltshire England c1822 Wiltshire England |
| Siblings | Henry B c1823 Wiltshire England Sarah B c1824 Wiltshire England Joseph B c1825 Wiltshire England James B c1827 Wiltshire England Ellen B c1834 Wiltshire England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Elizabeth |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Henry |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 30th August 1865 page 2 Harriet Hope passenger list Adelaide Observer Saturday 11 August 1866 page 4 charged with having no visible means of support Adelaide Observer Saturday 12th January 1867 page 1 Felony charge -acquitted |
| Departure from Western Australia | 23rd August 1865 to South Australia per “Harriet Hope” with Elizabeth and Henry 1868 to India then England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th December 1874 Bath England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 Census HO 107/1189/1/36/21 Charles is living with his parents and siblings at Woodriffe Court Devizes Wiltshire British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Charles Stretch 2829 Private 45th Regt location King William Town, East London, Cape of Good Hope Another entry for the same man said location Natal 1861 Charles Stretch 2829 Private location Aldershot Discharge due to lameness caused by amputation of his second toe left foot. During the voyage of the Clara Mrs Stretch was ordered off the poop for beating her child with a closed hand she was also cautioned for the use of bad language and disobeying orders when she was one of the four women who refused to go below when the decks were being cleanedCharles Stretch was admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital twice in 1867. The first time on 9th April 1867 he said he was age 44, a SINGLE man, Protestant, abode Port Adelaide, labourer born Wiltshire England and had arrive in the colony 2 years previous on the Clara. The second time on 8th June 1867 he gave the same information except he had been in the Colony for 2 years and 3 months. He still said he was a single man. 1871 Census RG10/1883/43/9 Charles Stretch is a married boarder at the home of Charles Palmer and his family at 25 Wellington Street Swindon Wiltshire. |