Clayton, Joseph – Crimean War Veterans in Western Australia

PERSONAL DETAILS	Joseph CLAYTON
Birth date and place	c. 1816 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
Baptism date and place
Civil Census Residences England, Wales & Scotland
Occupations pre-WA	Hair Dresser.
Physical Description	Height: 5 ft. 5³/8 ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: grey. Hair: dark brown.
Marriage date and place
Spouse
Children	Unnamed daughter? (see newspaper article in sidebar).
Death date and place	4 Apr 1889 Mt. Eliza Invalid Depot, Perth, Western Australia. 1885 Recommended for admission to Mt Eliza Poor House [Cons 527-1885-0209].
Burial date and place	4 Apr 1889 East Perth Cemetery, Western Australia (Officiating: James Allen, St George’s Cathedral, Perth).
Will and Probate
Death Notices and Obituaries	Daily News 8 Apr 1889 (refers incorrectly to James Clayton).
ARMED FORCES
Regiment(s)	39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment.
Regiment No. and Rank	#1402 Private.
Attestation date and place	25 Feb 1840 Sheffield, York.
Service/Campaigns	East Indies 6 years 5 months. 29th Sep 1840 to 6 Feb 1847. Crimea 1 year 6 months. 12 Jan 1855 to 17 Jul 1856.
Musters	1841 Kamptee, East Indies [WO12-52-75]. 1851 Newry, Ireland [WO12-5284].
Promotions	None.
Medals, Clasps and Badges	Crimean War Medal. Turkish Crimea Medal. Three Good Conduct Badges.
Casualty/Medical	Chronic disease of spleen with general weakness and pain of left side – probably the consequence of frequent attacks of fever and ague to which he was subject during a service of seven years in India (1840-1847). Due to climate. Unfit for further service from chronic disease of spleen.
Regimental Courts Martial	15 Dec 1845 Dinapore. Tried & sentenced to 20 days imprisonment 9 Dec to 31 Dec 1845. Habitual drunkenness and striking the escort. 24 Mar 1847 on board ship. Tried & sentenced to 40 days imprisonment 21 Mar to 2 May 1847. Having been drunk and abusive language to a Color Sergeant. 21 Jun 1849 Preston. Tried & sentenced to 40 days imprisonment 14 Jun to 30 Jul 1849. Absence without leave.
District Courts Martial	None.
General Courts Martial	None.
Discharge date and place	30 Mar 1857 Butterant?
Length of Service	16 years 286 days.
Chelsea Pension Reference	WO97/1512/52.
Post Discharge Residence	Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Post Discharge Pension District	Sheffield (1857). Sheffield & Tilbury Fort (1859).
Pension Amount	8d. per diem.
ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Ship	Sultana.
Departure and Arrival	29 May 1859 Plymouth; 19 Aug 1859 Fremantle.
Status/Occupation	Enrolled Pensioner Force.
Land Grant/Purchase	None.
Subscriptions
Misc. Newspaper Articles	Thirty one newspaper articles between Sep 1861 and Dec 1887 involving charges relating to drunkenness and/or vagrancy. See sidebar.
Departure from WA	Not applicable.