PERSONAL DETAILS
Name/Alias	William SUMMERS
Birth date and place	c. 1825 Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. May have been the older brother of John Summers #2527, 20th Company RSM.
Baptism date and place
Civil Census Residences	Muir Wind, Hamilton, Lanarkshire (1841 tentative). 22 Thomas Street, Woolwich, Kent (1851). See Musters below (1851, 1861).
Trade	Carpenter (Muster WO11-126]. Sawyer (Discharge to Pension WO97].
Physical Description	Height: 5 ft. 11½ ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: dark brown. Hair: grey.
Marriage date and place	29 Jun 1845 Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Spouse	Beannie CURRIE.
Children	Susan b. 1844 Scotland. Isabella b. 1850 Woolwich, Kent. Andrew Mathieson b. 1869 Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
Death date and place
Burial date and place
Will and Probate
Death/Funeral Notices
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS
Corps and Company	Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners).
Service No. and Rank	#2119 Sapper.
Attestation date and place	13 Sep 1848 Glasgow, Lanark. 18 Apr 1861 Re-engagement for nine years, Fremantle, Western Australia.
Service/Campaigns	Western Australia 10 years 290 days.
Musters	WO11-126 20th Company, Woolwich (1851). WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-207 (1862) Western Australia
Promotions	None.
Medals, Clasps and Badges	Four Good Conduct Badges.
Casualty/Medical	None.
Courts Martial	None. Six times entered in the Regimental Defaulters Book.
Discharge date and place	14 Sep 1869 Camden Fort, Cork Harbour.
Length of Service	21 years 2 days.
Chelsea Pension Reference	WO97-1364-66.
Post Discharge Residence	Hamilton, Lanarkshire, nr. Glasgow.
Pension District	Glasgow.
Pension	12d. 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.
Subscriptions to Funds	None.
Land Acquisition	None in Western Australia.
Newspaper Articles
Ship ex-WA	Lincelles.
Departure date and destination	Dep. Fremantle 27 Apr 1862 for Cape of Good Hope and London.