Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Colonial Office
Authorized form of name
ENROLLED GUARD
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A1419
Description area
Dates of existence
1880-11-11 - 1887-03-31
History
The Enrolled Guard was formed in November 1880 to furnish a Guard for Government House, Perth, the Convict Prison, Fremantle and the Magazine (military store), Fremantle. Soldiers for the Enrolled Guard were drawn from the former Enrolled Pensioner Force.
The Commandant of the Enrolled Guard, Matthew Skinner Smith, was also the Superintendant of Police.
The Home Office's compensatury grant and 4000 pounds per annum ceased in 1887 and the Enrolled Guard was disbanded in March 1887.
Places
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related function
Related unit of description
Series S3638 - LISTS OF ENROLLED GUARDS
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1880-11-11 - 1887-03-31
Related unit of description
Series S3639 - CORRESPONDENCE - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENROLLED GUARDS
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1880-11-11 - 1887-03-31
Control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final