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| Name | WHITTLE – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 71st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 972 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th September 1836 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Smith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 5 years 6 months West Indies – 1 year 8 months Corfu – 2 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 144 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th February 1858 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Brookeborough Fermanagh Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1858 Enniskillen 1864 Tilbury 1864-1867 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1864 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 12th September 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 Castlemacadam Rathdrum Wicklow Ireland |
| 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and West Australian Times 17th February 1865 page 2 Perth Gazette 23rd August 1867 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Died at sea 12th July 1867 aboard Emma |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 William Whittle 972 Private 71st foot location St. John’s Canada 1851 William Whittle 972 Private 71st foot location Dublin Discharge: Unfit for further service due to lumbago and varicose veins left leg The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman said his conduct was ‘very good’. He was a single man. On 16th February 1865 William was one of a detachment of five pensioners who were sent by the Clarence Packet to Roebuck Bay to assist in the search for the missing explorers Messrs Panter and Harding and Constable Goldwyer. He was returning to Perth on the Emma 1867 when it was wrecked with a total loss of life near Dirk Hartog Island.(Perth Gazette 23rd August 1867 report) “12th July 1867 Corporal WHITTLE lost at sea in the SS Emma for Fremantle from Port Walcott with six other Enrolled Pensioners on 3 March 1867. Name taken from a correct copy of the Ship’s Manifest clearing from Roebourne.” |
