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| Name | WALKER – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 48th and 95th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3107 – 95th |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12 September 1853 / 17 years / Carlisle Cumberland England Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 10 months |
| Length of Service | 269 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private /26th June 1855 / Chatham Ken England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean Medal with Inkerman clasp Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Carlisle Cumberland |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Carlisle 1856 Northumberland 1857 Edinburgh 1859-1865 Western Australia 1865-1901 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1836 Liverpool Lancashire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| 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 | UNKNOWN Anne B c1832 Paisley Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| 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 | The Perth Gazette Friday 25th August 1865 page 2 Departure Harriet Hope passenger J.Walker |
| Departure from Western Australia | 26th March 1865 to South Australia per “Harriet Hope” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th August 1901 Hindmarsh Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Unfit for further service due to gunshot wound causing damage to the right elbow, partial loss of power of forearm and hand. Humerus fractured above elbow, second Battle of Inkerman 5th November 1854 There were a number of William Walkers admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide Hospital but the two that were most likely the pensioner were: 29th December 1869, age 33, a married man and his religion was protestant; he was residing at Thebarton and working as a labourer. He was born at Cumberland, England and had been in the Colony 5 years no ship of arrival. A second admittance was on 31st July 1872 age 38, married living at Thebarton, a shoemaker, had been in the Colony 7 years and had arrived on the Harriett Hope Ann Walker was admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide Hospital On 7th December 1874 age 42, at the time she was married woman, religion Church of England and was living at Thebarton. She had been born in Paisley Scotland and had been in the Colony 15 years and 9 months and had arrived on the Sultana. On the Admission form for Ann dated 28th February 1878 she is still aged 42 now living at Hindmarsh and she said she arrived by the Europa. |