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| Name | KEHOE – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 48th Regiment Depot |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1266 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th March 1836 / 21 years / Kilkenny Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 5 years 4 months West Indies – 3 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 105 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 29 June May 1857 / Fermoy Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Newport Isle of Wight |
| Pension Districts | 1857 1st Dublin 1858 Newry 1859 2nd Dublin 1859 Kilkenny 1863 Tilbury 1863-1865 Western Australia 1865-1869 Kilkenny |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1816 Ballinakill Queens 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known: either late in 1864 or early in 1865 when returned to Kilkenny Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 5th August 1869 Kilkenny Ireland Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Kehoe 1266 Private 48th Foot location Gibraltar 1851 As above location Weedon Discharge due to chronic rheumatism 1851 Census HO 107/1741/134/40 John Kehoe age 35 single born Ballinakill Queens is listed with his regiment at Weedon Daventry Northamptonshire John Kehoe joined the Convict guard at Tilbury on 13th February 1863 probably as a substitute for James Thompson who was sent to Military hospital, Gravesend, on 14th February, died 15th February 1863. John Kehoe spent little time in Western Australia returning to Kilkenny about 1865. |