Wood, Harry
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Name/Alias | Harry WOOD |
| Birth date and place | c. 1819 East Grinstead, Sussex, England. |
| Baptism date and place | |
| Civil Census Residences | New Road, Woolwich, Kent (1851). Antony Village, St Germans, Cornwall (1861). Scraesdon Cottage, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall (1871). See Musters below (1841, 1851, 1861). |
| Trade | Sawyer/Carpenter. RE Messenger (1871). |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 10 ins. Complexion: fair: Eyes: grey. Hair: light brown. |
| Marriage date and place | 10 Nov 1850 St Mary Magdalene Church, Woolwich, Kent. |
| Spouse | Mary ROGERS (widow of ? Pearce). |
| Children | Step Children: Sarah Pearce b. 1844, Buckinghamshire. John Pearce b. 1847, Buckinghamshire. Jesse b. 1853, Fremantle, Western Australia. |
| Death date and place | 1875 Plympton St Mary, Devon (tentative). |
| 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 | #1991 Sapper |
| Attestation date and place | 20 Jan 1840 Woolwich, Kent. |
| Service/Campaigns | The Cape of Good Hope 8 years 8 months. Western Australia 8 years 5 months. |
| Musters | WO11-93 10th Company, Cape of Good Hope (1841). WO11-124 10th Company, Chatham (1851). WO11-193 RE Depot, Chatham (1861). WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-172 (1860) Western Australia. |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Four Good Conduct Badges. |
| Casualty/Medical | None. |
| Courts Martial | Tried and Imprisoned for Habitual Drunkenness 24 Mar 1848 to 31 Jan 1849. 17 times entered in the Regimental Defaulters Book. |
| Discharge date and place | 2 Apr 1861 Chatham. |
| Length of Service | 21 years 4 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1364-249. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Royal Engineers Office, Devonport. |
| Pension District | 2nd Plymouth. |
| Pension | 1/- per diem. Permanent 23 Apr 1861. |
| 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 p.221]. |
| Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
| Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Ship ex-WA | Lord Raglan. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 26 Jan 1860 for Cape of Good Hope and London. |