| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Name/Alias | William DAVIES (Davis) |
| Birth date and place | March 1824 Overton, Flintshire, Wales. |
| Baptism date and place | 26 Jan 1825 St Mary the Virgin Church, Overton, Flintshire. |
| Civil Census Residences | Bowling Green Inn, Overton, Flintshire (1841). Donholme Gate Inn, Bradford, Yorkshire, England (1851). See Musters below (1851, 1861). |
| Trade | Miner/Land Surveyor. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 9½ ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: blue. Hair: dark brown. |
| Marriage date and place | 19 Sep 1848 St Mary Bishophill Junior Church, York, Yorkshire. |
| Spouse | Jane POTTER. |
| Children | Charles Edward b. 1850 Otley, Yorkshire. William Montague b. 1852 (d.1854) Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land. Llewellyn Lloyd. b. 1854, Hobart, Van Diemen’s Land. |
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| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #1732 Private. |
| Attestation date and place | 22 Jan 1847 Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Service/Campaigns | Van Diemen’s Land 3 years 314 days. Western Australia 4 years 112 days. |
| Musters | WO11-126 19th Company, York (1851). WO11-158 (1858) to WO11-199 (1861) Western Australia. |
| Promotions & Reductions | Sapper to 2nd Corporal 1 Aug 1860. 2nd Corporal to Sapper 28 Mar 1861. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | None. |
| Casualty/Medical | None. |
| District Courts Martial | 1st: Fremantle 6 Dec 1858, Habitual Drunkenness. Deprived 1d. a day for 12 months. Imprisoned 3 months with Hard Labour, 6 Dec 1858 to 27 Feb 1859. 2nd: Perth 11 Apr 1861, Drunk in Office. Reduced to the Ranks. Imprisoned 56 days with Hard Labour. |
| Civil Court | Arrest Warrant issued 8 Jun 1859. Committed for trial July Quarter Sessions Perth, 1859. For conveying out of the Establishment, and aiding in the disposal of, a handsome turning lathe, which had been manufactured in the blacksmith’s shop there. Acquitted. |
| Discharge date and place | 21 Dec 1861 Fremantle, Western Australia. |
| Length of Service | 14 years 266 days (WO97) or 15 years 2 months (WO131). |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-2633-121. WO131-0042 Deferred Pension. Examination May 1862. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Sydney, New South Wales. |
| Pension District | Sydney. |
| Pension | 4d. per diem. Deferred Pension at age 60 with gratuity. DP forms sent from War Office to Sydney 26 Aug 1885. |
| ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Nile. |
| Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Plymouth 23 Sep 1857. Arr. Fremantle 1 Jan 1858. |
| Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder. |
| Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
| Land Acquisition | Eligible for £10 remission on 20 acres of land [CSR499-15]; no evidence that land was acquired. |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 1 Jul 1859. |
| Ship ex-WA | Unknown. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle for Sydney, NSW c.1862. |
