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| Name | TRETT / TRETTS / TRETS – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 96th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 627 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th October 1830 / 18 years 2 months / Norwich Norfolk England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / Severe squint in left eye |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 4 years Australia – 7 years 9 months India – 3 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 20 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th July 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Norwich Norfolk England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Norwich 1856-1909 Western Austraia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1814 Burlingham Norwich Norfolk England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | TRETT Richard Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | DUNHAM Honora Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Benjamin B 9th March 1811 bap 11th March 1811 St Andrews Burlingham Norwich England Vertue (sic) bap 18th August 1814 St Andrews Burlingham Norwich England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CARR Alice nee GRAY Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th October 1836 Gorbals Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B not yet known (UK) M BETTS Richard 1857 Western Australia D Not yet known Elizabeth B 1859 Fremantle Western Australia M Not yet known D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Spouse | DEAN Ellen B c1825 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1873 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd spouse | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette & West Australian Times Friday 27th April 1866 page 3 The West Australian Friday 12th February 1909 page Western Mail, Saturday 20th February 1909 page 17 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th February 1909 (aged 95 years) Victoria Road Richmond (East Fremantle) Western Australia Congregational Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Death not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 1875 Perth Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 25th June 1897 entertained at a banquet for Enrolled Force survivors held in St George’s Hall, Perth as part of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations |