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| Name | REILLY – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 75th and 32nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2684 – 75th Regiment 2753 – 32nd Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th October 1848 / 18 years / Kilkenny Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / Wound on left hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 9 years |
| Length of Service | 12 years 269 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10 July 1860 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1859 with defence of Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Callan Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Kilkenny 1863 Tilbury 1863-1866 Western Australia 1866-1875 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 23rd September 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD DALHOUSIE 28th December 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1830 Callan Kilkenny 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 | WELSH Sarah |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 29th April 1861 Green Callan Kilkenny Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 5th March 1862 The Green Callan Kilkenny Ireland M SMITH Margaret 5th August 1891 St. Andrews Balaklava, South Australia D Not yet known Margaret (Mother Sara Walsh) B 29th June 1865 Fremantle 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Weekly Chronicle 3rd March 1866 – page 2 Shipping |
| Departure from Western Australia | 24th October 1864 left with wife Sarah and J. Reilly and Margaret Reilley for South Australia per “Europa” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Private Patrick Reilly 2684 location Umballa, India Discharge: Unfit for further service due to a sabre wound of left hand received while on duty during the defence of Lucknow. Patrick possibly died 26th September 1875 at Mt Gambier South Australia (69/238). A comment in the WO22 Register in 1875 noted “possibly dead in the far bush”. |