Fall, William
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | William FALL aka William EMPSON |
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| Birth date and place | c. 1837 Aldborough, Yorkshire North Riding, England. |
| Baptism date and place | 15 Oct 1837 Aldborough Parish Church, Yorkshire. |
| Civil Census Residences | Aldborough, Knaresborough, Yorkshire (1841). Spring Gardens, Aldborough, Yorkshire (1851). |
| Occupations pre-WA | Butcher. Labourer. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 10 ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: hazel. Hair: brown. Face: oval. Build: stout. Distinguishing Marks: Outline of form of a woman and bracelet crown anchor and G.B.F. left arm, double headed eagle ditto crucifix and thistle right arm, ship in full sail breast. |
| Marriage date and place | Single. |
| Spouse | None. |
| Children | None. |
| Death date and place | 27 Feb 1905 Parkside Lunatic Asylum, Adelaide, South Australia. Cause of Death: senile decay and melancholic exhaustion. |
| Burial date and place | 4 Mar 1905 West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Pauper’s Grave. Section – Road 5 Extension, Row – Church of England, Site – 1. |
| Will and Probate | None. |
| Death Notices and Obituaries | |
| ARMED FORCES | |
| Regiment(s) | 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment. |
| Regiment No. and Rank | #1265 Private. |
| Attestation date and place | 16 Dec 1853. Marked absent from 20 May 1855. Struck off as deserter 20 Jul 1855. [Dutton & Crider]. 21 Nov 1857 (re-enlistment in 69th Regiment, £2 bounty) as William Empson. |
| Service/Campaigns | Crimea. |
| Musters | |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasps Balaklava, Inkermann [WO100-24-234 & 257]. Not on Medal Roll for Sebastopol clasp. |
| Casualty/Medical | None. |
| Regimental Courts Martial | Tried 21 Dec 1854 Balaclava. Breaking out of hospital and making away with necessaries. Sentenced to 25 lashes and placed under stoppages. |
| District Courts Martial | |
| General Courts Martial | 10 Mar 1858 Shorncliffe Barracks. Charges: 1. for having deserted from his regiment while before the enemy in Crimea. 2. for having fraudulently obtained a sum of £2, or thereabouts,and a free kit, by enlisting into Her Majesty’s 69th Regiment, he being then a deserter from Her Majesty’s 6th Dragoons. [sourced from newspaper reports – click here – courtesy of Glenn Fisher]. |
| Crime | Desertion. |
| Committal | Fermoy, Ireland. |
| Sentence | 8 years penal servitude. |
| Prison and Register # | Preston Barracks, Brighton 3 months 19 days. Shorncliffe Barracks 3 months. 9 Jun 1858 Millbank Prison 6 months 5 days, #7300 [PCom2-41]. 14 Dec 1858 Portland Prison #8663 [Pcom2-387]. 3 Nov 1860 Convict ship Palmerston. 11 Feb 1861 Fremantle Prison #5854. |
| Newspaper Articles UK | Sussex Advertiser & Surrey Gazette 3 Mar 1858, Kentish Gazette 16 Mar 1858. North British Mail – date unknown and repeated in a dozen other British newspapers. List of Veronege deserters 8 Sep 1855. Pall Mall Gazette 25 Oct 1899. |
| ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Palmerston. |
| Departure and Arrival | 10 Nov 1860 Portland; 11 Feb 1861 Fremantle. |
| Status/Occupation | Convict. Labourer. |
| WA Convict # | 5854. |
| WA Ticket of Leave | 30 Sep 1861. |
| WA Conditional Pardon | 10 Oct 1864. |
| WA Certificate of Freedom | 23 Aug 1866. |
| Land Grant/Purchase | None in Western Australia. |
| Misc. Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 10 Nov 1875. South Australian Police Gazette 1 Mar 1876. The Advertiser 7 Dec 1904. The Register 7 Dec 1904. |
| Ship Departure from WA | Chalgrove. 8 Nov 1875 Fremantle to Lacepede Bay, South Australia. |
