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| Name | McGEE – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2886 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th August 1850 / 16 years / Newry Down Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6.1/8 in Sallow / Hazel / Brown / Gunshot wound to left hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 2nd January 1852 to 9th November 1853 “Embarked for the East of Europe 3 July 1854” |
| Length of Service | 3 years 329 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th July 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | South African for 2nd and 3rd Kaffir Wars 1846-1853 Crimea with clasps for Alma and Inkerman Crimea Turkish |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | None stated |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Newry 1855 Antrim Rifles 1856 Newry 1861 2nd Glasgow 1861 Newry 1864 Tilbury 1864-1865 Western Australia 1865 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 1864 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1834 Newry Down 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 | PATTERSON Ellen |
| Date/Place of Marriage | M 3rd August 1855 Newry, Down Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Catherine B 1856 M CHAMPION John Miners 17th February 1878 Residence of James Cornelius, Port Wakefield South Australia D 14th April 1916 Adelaide South Australia |
| 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 | The Adelaide Express Monday 29th May 1865 page 2 Passenger list Sea Ripple Adelaide Observer Saturday 22 March 1879 page 21 Inquest into death The Advertiser Monday 17th April 1916 page 6 Death notice Mary Champion |
| Departure from Western Australia | 12th May 1865 Sea Ripple to South Australia (J, E and Catherine McGee) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th March 1879 Wallaroo South Australia Bur Wallaroo Cemetery (Magee) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Joseph McGee 2886 Private 1st Batt Rifle brigade location Dover Discharge due to gunshot wound to his left hand received at the battle of Inkerman 5th November 1854. Joseph was reprimanded during the voyage of the Clara for not cleaning his rifle, fighting in Barracks and using bad language all punishable by having his grog allowance stopped for periods of time. Joseph death was not registered the information came from the Police files but it is also written on the WO22/227 entry for 1876-1880 and the newspapers of the day recorded the details of the Inquest. There are sundry newspaper articles regarding Joseph and Ellen McGee in Wallaroo and she is mentioned as having a daughter |