British Army in Western Australia

Details of the British Army in Western Australia from 1826 to 1869

Regiments have been listed in the name relevant at the time of its presence in Western Australia, sourced from A Guide to the Regiments and Corps of the British Army, J M Brereton.
Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons have been classified as Officers, although some may have been civilians.
Rank is recorded as the rank which the individual held upon arrival in Western Australia.
Not all troops of a detachment arrived or left Western Australia on the same date or ship.

Further information can be found on the following websites.
Redcoat Settlers in Western Australia 1826-1869
Royal Sappers and Miners in Western Australia


39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot 1826-1831

Officers inc Surgeons	NCOs	Rank & File	Total Strength	Joined Regiment in NSW	To England	To India	Discharged in WA	Died	Other	WO12 Piece No. References
6	1	50	57	54	0	0	0	2	1 dismissed Surgeon	5263 to 5266

63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot 1829-1834

Officers inc Surgeons	NCOs	Rank & File	Total Strength	Joined Regiment in VDL	To England	To India	Discharged in WA	Died	Other	WO12 Piece No. References
7	4	81	92	2	2	63	11	13	1 discharged Cape Town	7261 to 7265

21st (Royal North British Fuzileers) Regiment of Foot 1833-1840

Officers inc Surgeons	NCOs	Rank & File	Total Strength	Joined Regiment in VDL	To England	To India	Discharged in WA	Died	Other	WO12 Piece No. References
10	6	136	152	12	1	88	21	20	5 Transported 1 Deserted 4 Transferred	3802 to 3809

51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) The Kings Own Light Infantry 1840-1847

Officers inc Surgeons	NCOs	Rank & File	Total Strength	Joined Regiment in VDL	To England	To India	Discharged in WA	Died or Lost in bush	Other	WO12 Piece No. References
13	7	166	194	3	8	115	33	14	5 Transported 6 Deserted 10 Transferred	6200 to 6209

96th Regiment of Foot 1847-1849

Officers inc Surgeons	NCOs	Rank & File	Total Strength	Joined Regiment in VDL	To England	To India	Discharged in WA	Died	Other	WO12 Piece No. References
5	5	108	118	0	0	70	33	4	2 Deserted 9 Transferred	9611 to 9623

99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot 1849-1856

Officers inc Surgeons	NCOs	Rank & File	Total Strength	Joined Regiment in VDL, SA	To England	To India	Discharged in WA, SA, 96th attached	Died	Other	WO12 Piece No. References
5	6	110	129	3, 4	64	3	18, 4, 9	9	13 Transferred 1 Re-assigned 1 Struck Off	9804 to 9822

20th Company, Royal Sappers and Miners (with Royal Engineers) 1850-1862

Officers inc Surgeons	NCOs	Rank & File	Total Strength	Joined Regiment in VDL, SA	To England	To India	Discharged in WA, VIC	Died	Other	WO12 Piece No. References
9	6	121	136	0	98	1	29, 1	7	0	Within 126 to 207 (25 pieces)

12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot 1856-1863

Officers inc Surgeons	NCOs	Rank & File	Total Strength	Joined Regiment in Eastern States	To England	To India	Discharged in WA, VIC	Died	Other	WO12 Piece No. References
8	5	97	110	62	25	0	14	9	0	2971 to 2994

14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot 1868-1869

Officers inc Surgeons	NCOs	Rank & File	Total Strength	Joined Regiment in VDL	To England	To India	Discharged in WA	Died	Other	WO12 Piece No. References
6	8	164	178	173	0	0	4	0	1 Adelaide	3206 to 3219