| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Name/Alias | Henry GEORGE |
| Birth date and place | c. 1814 Marylebone, London, Middlesex. |
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| Civil Census Residences | See Muster below (1841). 6 Portland Street, Portsea, Hampshire (1851). |
| Trade | Bricklayer. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 9½ ins. Complexion: dark. Eyes: light grey. Hair: dark brown. |
| Marriage date and place | 15 Jan 1843 St Margaret of Antioch, Rochester, Kent. |
| Spouse | Margaret KENNEDY. |
| Children | William b. 1844, Chatham, Kent. Henry A b. 1845/46, Dublin, Ireland. (Or tentatively Henry Allen 1845 Chatham). Thomas b. 1848, Gibraltar. Mary Elizabeth b. 1853 (d.1854), Fremantle, Western Australia. James Robert b. 1855, Fremantle, Western Australia. |
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| Death Notices | |
| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #1465 Private. |
| Attestation date and place | 26 Nov 1832 Woolwich, Kent. |
| Service/Campaigns | Mauritius 4 years 10 months. Cape of Good Hope 1 year 4 months. Gibraltar 2 years. Western Australia 3 years 5 months. |
| Musters | WO11-91 2nd Company, Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope (1841). WO11-130 (1852) TO wo11-142 (1855) Western Australia. |
| Promotions | Private to 2nd Corporal 18 Apr 1846. 2nd Corporal to Corporal 14 Apr 1847. Corporal to Sergeant 10 Jul 1850. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | None. |
| Casualty/Medical | In Gibraltar in 1850, he first became attacked with Asthma, he has since been 3 years and 9 months in Western Australia where it has gradually increased, and for which he was invalided in March last [1855]. Disability caused by his military service. Admitted as inpatient to Chelsea Hospital on 1 Jan 1872. Reverted to outpatient on 1 Mar 1873. |
| Regimental Court Martial | 28 Apr 1842 at Woolwich. Absent without leave. Convicted and sentenced ten days imprisonment 23 Apr to 7 May 1842. |
| Discharge date and place | 14 Aug 1855 Woolwich. |
| Length of Service | 22 years 214 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1360-229. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Not stated. |
| Pension District | 2nd West London (1855). Woolwich (1858). Royal Chelsea Hospital Returns for Pension Payments [WO22-296] record Henry George in Nova Scotia Station 1871-1875, but the page is blank. This does not equate with his entry into Chelsea Hospital in 1872 or his outpatient status in 1873. |
| Pension | 1/7½d. per diem. |
| ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Marion. |
| Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Portland 2 Nov 1851. Arr. Fremantle 30 Jan 1852 |
| Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder [Barker p.80] |
| Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
| Newspaper articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 7 Mar 1855. |
| Ship ex-WA | Devonshire. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 5 Mar 1855 for Cape of Good Hope and London. |
