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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 Ireland 15th February 1865 – Application to purchase Perth Suburban Lot 150 of 5 acres – at £2 per acre – forfeited 21-7-1865 – failed to pay |