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| Name | WILSON – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Rifle Brigade Depot 1st and 2nd Battalions |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2722 – 1st Battalion 3738 – 2nd Battalion |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4 July 1849 / 17 years 1 month / Westminster Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / Gunshot wound to left shoulder |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 1 year 11 months |
| Length of Service | 2 years 284 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th December 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1856 – June 1859 Deptford 1859-1881 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1st January 1881 Increased to 1/0 per diem for service to Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| 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 | 19th October 1832 Rye Sussex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | WILSON Francis Henry B 1806 Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Agnes B 1806 Not yet known |
| Siblings | Margaret B 1835 Sussex England William B 1837 Sussex England Robert B 1839 Sussex England Willott B 1841 Sussex England |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WEIR/WARE Bridget (nee Hartigan) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1875 Fremantle Western Australia |
| 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 |
| 1st Husband of Wife | WARE (alias SEVIER) Charles B Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1872 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder Fremantle Prison 20th March 1868. Transferred to Clackline, Newcastle, York, Guildford, Chancey Springs, Mahogany Creek, Canning River, Perth until he in 1875 he requested to retire |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 30th April 1881 Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Wife Bridget “inherited” and lost a considerable amount of property left to her by her husband George Ware 18th December 1865 application to Purchase Town lot N 112 @ £6 per lot: Bulwer Street between Lake & Beaufort Streets |