Anderson, George
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PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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Name/Alias | George ANDERSON. |
Birth date and place | c. 1821 Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. |
Baptism date and place | |
Civil Census Residences | Kensington Palace Barracks, Westminster, Middlesex (1851). See Musters below (1851) |
Trade | Mason. |
Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 7½ ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: blue. Hair: dark brown. |
Marriage date and place | |
Spouse | Mary or Caroline Matilda COLWELL/CALLWELL. |
Children | One child born outside Australia. James b. 1854, Bunbury, Western Australia. Agnes Hannah Robina b. 1857, Bunbury, Western Australia. James b. 1860, Fremantle, Western Australia. |
Death date and place | |
Burial date and place | |
Will and Probate | |
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ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
Corps and Company | Royal Engineers (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
Service No. and Rank | #663 Sapper. |
Attestation date and place | 11 Apr 1842 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. |
Service/Campaigns | Halifax, Nova Scotia 7 years 3 months. Western Australia 10 years 10 months. |
Musters | WO11-123 5th Company, Woolwich & Hyde Park (1851). WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-207 (1862) Western Australia. |
Promotions | None. |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | Four Good Conduct Badges. |
Other Awards & Prizes | The Great Exhibition 1851. Bronze Medal and Present. |
Casualty/Medical | None |
Courts Martial | None. 14 Regimental offences. |
Discharge date and place | 19 May 1863 Chatham, England. |
Length of Service | 21 years 39 days. |
Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1359-16. |
Post Discharge Residence | General Post Office, No. 7 High Street, Forfar, NB (Scotland). |
Pension District | Halifax N.S. (1863). |
Pension | 1/- per diem. |
ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
Ship | Anna Robertson. |
Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Woolwich 10 Sep 1851. Arr. Fremantle 18 Dec 1851. |
Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder [Barker pp.3-4]. York Convict Depot Jan 1852 to Mar 1854. Bunbury Convict Depot Jul 1854 to Dec 1855 (at least). |
Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
Ship ex-WA | Lincelles. |
Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 27 Apr 1862 for Cape of Good Hope and London. |