Grain, Edward Metcalfe
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | Edward Metcalfe GRAIN |
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| Birth date and place | 29 Mar 1827 Gibraltar. |
| Baptism date and place | |
| Civil Census Residences | Melcomb Place, St Marylebone, Middlesex, England (1841). Milton Barracks & New Tavern Fort, Milton-next-Gravesend, Kent, England (1881). |
| Occupations pre-WA | Officer in the British Army. |
| Physical Description | |
| Marriage date and place | 19 Jun 1855 Alverstoke, Hampshire. |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Mary COCK. |
| Children Reference: War Office Series WO25-3913-180. | Edward Francis 29 Apr 1856 (d. 1859), Westbury, Wiltshire. Charles 20 Sep 1857, Chelsea, Middlesex. Rosa Cleeve 5 Feb 1859, Gravesend, Kent. Reginald Coysgarne 20 Apr 1860, Fremantle, Western Australia. Emily Beatrice 14 Dec 1861, Fremantle, Western Australia. Frederick Haddock 5 Apr 1864, Colchester, Essex. Elizabeth May 10 Dec 1865, Gillingham, Kent. Evelyn Maud 4 Mar 1868, Gillingham, Kent. |
| Death date and place | 13 Jun 1884 Gillingham, Kent. |
| Burial date and place | |
| Will and Probate | 5 Aug 1884, Grain, Edward Metcalfe Esq. Personal Estate £551 12s. 2d. The Will of Edward Metcalf Grain formerly of the Woodlands Gillingham but late of the Grange Gillingham in the County of Kent Esquire a Retired Major-General in Her Majesty’s Army who died 14 June 1884 at the Grange was proved at the Principal Registry by Elizabeth Mary Grain of the Grange Widow the Relict the sole Executrix. |
| Death Notices and Obituaries | Pall Mall Gazette 16 Jun 1884. London Evening Standard 18 Jun 1884. Canterbury Journal & Kentish Times 28 Jun 1884. Daily News (Western Australia) 1 Aug 1884. |
| ARMED FORCES | |
| Regiment(s) | Royal Engineers. |
| Regiment No. and Rank | Officer (see Promotions). |
| Commission date | 1 May 1846 from Cadet Company. |
| Service/Campaigns | West Indies 4 years 274 days. Crimea 142 days. Western Australia 3 years 338 days. Hong Kong 3 years 89 days. |
| Musters | WO11-166 (1859) to WO11-207 (1862) Western Australia. |
| Promotions | 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant 29 Oct 1846. 1st Lieutenant to 2nd Captain 14 Mar 1855. 2nd Captain to 1st Captain 1 Apr 1859. 1st Captain to Major (Brevet) 12 Feb 1870. Major to Lieutenant Colonel 28 Jan 1871. Lt. Colonel to Colonel (Brevet) 28 Jan 1876. Colonel 1 Oct 1881. Major General (Honorary) 19 Oct 1881. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasp Sebastopol. Turkish Crimea Medal. |
| Casualty/Medical | None. |
| Regimental Courts Martial | None. |
| District Courts Martial | None. |
| General Courts Martial | None. |
| Discharge date and place | 19 Oct 1881. Retired on pay of £550 per annum and a gratuity of £500. |
| Length of Service | 35 years 171 days. |
| War Office Reference | WO25/3913/180. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Gillingham, Kent. |
| Pension District | Not applicable. |
| Pension Amount | Retired on pay of £550 per annum and a gratuity of £500. |
| ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Sultana. |
| Departure and Arrival | 29 May 1859 Plymouth; 19 Aug 1859 Fremantle. |
| Status/Occupation | Commanding Officer of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Western Australia. 20 Aug 1859 to 27 Apr 1862. |
| Land Grant/Purchase | None. |
| Subscriptions | None. |
| Misc. Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 18 Mar 1863. |
| Departure from WA | Madras. 2 Mar 1863 Albany for Galle en route to England. |