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Biography:

1. Charles Gale was employed in the Engineers' Department as a Labourer on the 11th October 1823, and was paid 2/2d per day for 313 days. This gave him an annual income of £33.18.2d. His service was given as 18 months, and he was a single man aged 19 (WO54/550 dated the 1st April 1825). 2. WO54/550 dated the 1st October 1825, confirmed the previous entry. 3. Information given in WO54/554 dated the 1st April 1826, was identical to that given in the October 1825 Return, and confirmed that his date of appointment was the 11th October 1823. 4. WO54/554 dated the 1st October 1826, recorded the same information as in the previous Return, as did WO54/558 dated 1st April 1827, but at that date, Charles had nearly 4 years' service, and was 21 years of age. He was still a single man.