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| Name | LYNCH – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 77th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1189 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 31st December 1838 / 19 years / Galway Galway Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¼ in Fresh / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean, Turkey and Crimea – 4 years 4 months West Indies and North America – 5 years 2 months Australia (New South Wales in 1857) and East Indies – 1 year 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 46 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th January 1860 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma Inkermann and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Gort Galway Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 – Ennis Ireland 1861 – Liverpool 1862-1886 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem 18th January 1881 Increased to 1/3d per diem for service to the Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1819 Castleblakeney Galway Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WHELAN / WAYLIN Winifred c 1823 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Unknown date Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | James B 8th July 1860 Kinvarra Galway Ireland D 21st July 1900 Mt Eliza Depot Perth Western Australia bur 1900 Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Unnamed Son (Premature) B 10th April 1862 aboard ship “Norwood” D 10th April 1862 aboard ship “Norwood” William Francis B 9th April 1863 Perth Western Australia M McGUINNESS Maria/Mary/Myra 6th July 1887 Black Flats Greenough West Western Australia D 16th July 1950 Western Australia bur Geraldton Cemetery Western Australia Patrick Joseph B 22nd Mar 1866 bap 1st April 1866 Perth Western Australia M CLEARY Annie 1902 Boulder Western Australia D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 6th December 1883 granted Location 93P of 1.0.4 1 acre 4 perches Perth Road (Stirling Highway) North Fremantle Western Australia |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer 25th February 1863 (Lancashire Relief Fund) Perth Gazette 29th January 1864 (Greenough Fire Fund) The West Australian 26th March 1885 Geraldton Advertiser Wednesday 17th May 1906 page 2 Death notice Winifred Lynch The Geraldton Express and Murchison and Yalgo Goldfields Chronicler Friday 19th May 1905 page 5 short obituary |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th October 1886 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 13th May 1905 Western Australia 14th May 1905 “Newfield” Chapman Geraldton Western Australia Bur Geraldton Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Peter Lynch 1189 Private 77th foot location Malta 1851 Peter Lynch 1189 Private 77th Foot location Newport (Mon) Wales Discharge “As an indulgence at his own request” having completer upwards of 21 years’ service He was in possession of a Good Conduct medal with a £5 gratuity 15th November 1855 slightly wounded at magazine explosion French siege train. 1861 Census RG09/2366/25/47 Peter Lynch is living with his wife and son at 32 Adlington Street Liverpool. He is aged 42 working as a dock labourer and was born in Ireland as was his wife Winifred age 40 and son James age 1. 25 July 1876. Peter Lynch, pensioner, charged with neglecting to send his children Patrick and William Lynch regularly to school, cautioned. 1881 Peter Lynch was on the Nominal Roll for the Enrolled Guard 7th November 1881 Peter lynch was one of the pensioners chosen to act as sentries at the Exhibition Building Perth 29th November 1881 Peter Lynch was appointed Private in the Enrolled Guard |