This group was established in February 2000, as a
Special Interest Group of WAGS to recognise and research the men who
formed this military unit, and their families. The Enrolled Pensioner
Force consisted of soldiers, who came to the colony of Western
Australia between 1850 and 1880, most coming during the years of
Transportation as Guards on the convict ships. They were soldiers who
had been discharged from Military Service, and who on discharge from
the army, were awarded pensions.
There is much to be learned and written about the role of these men and
their families in the early days of Western Australia. Where might
Western Australia have been without their contribution?
This meeting incorporates the Group's Annual General Meeting.