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| Name | WALKER – Philip |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 89th Regiment Depot |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1309 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd November 1838 / 18 years / Belfast Antrim Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Hazel / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 2 years 3 months North America – 5 years 10 months Gibraltar – 8 months Crimea – 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 61 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd November 1859 / Fermoy Cork Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Yet Known |
| Pension Districts | 1860 2nd Dublin 1860 Newry 1861 2nd Belfast 1861 Armagh 1862 2nd Belfast 1862 Tilbury 1862-1875 Western Australia 1875 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1875 Increased to 1/3d per diem for service Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1820 Drummara Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | WALKER James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not Yet Known |
| Siblings | Not Yet Known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MURPHY Mary Ann Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 25th July 1851 St. Michans Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Marian Caroline B 1857 Not yet known M JOHN William Thomas 1876 Fremantle Western Australia D 9th May 1922 Perth Western Australia Bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Robert Thomas bap 15th July 1866 Fremantle Western Australia M Annie Not yet known D – Possible Death 25th December 1920 Kensington Victoria Australia |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 8th January 1869 – page 3 – Philip WALKER – stock trespass The Western Australian Times Friday 25th September 1874 – page 1 – Philip WALKER selling land and cottages The Argus Monday 20th December 1875 – page1 – Death Philip WALKER The Argus Wednesday 29th December 1920 – page 1 – death Robert Thomas WALKER |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not known – pension paid Victoria Australia 1875 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | December 1875 / St. Kilda Melbourne Victoria Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index shows Philip with 89th in West Indies and Canada 1851 British Army World Wide Index shows Philip with 89th in Dublin Ireland15th February 1865 – Application to purchase Perth Suburban Lot 150 of 5 acres – at £2 per acre – forfeited 21-7-1865 – failed to pay |