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 |