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| Name | BUCKLEY – Laurence / Lawrence |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 25th and 74th Regiments |
| Regiment Number (s) | 925 – 25th Regiment 3736 – 74th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th March 1836 / 21 years / Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 2 Years 4 months East Indies – 14 Years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 123 Days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th July 1857 / Chatham England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Newcastle Limerick Ireland also Munday’s yard, Nine street, Ladder Lane, St. Andrews London |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Perth Scotland 1857 2nd North London 1862 Tilbury 1862-1867 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1815 Newcastle Rathkeal Limerick 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal Friday 29th January 1864 – L. BUCKLEY contributed Fremantle Pensioners to the appeal for the Greenough Flats fire. |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th August 1867 Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Remarks – A Laurence Buckley was bap at Monagea/Monegay, Limerick (3 miles from Newcastle West) on 31st January 1813. Father Cornelius BUCKLEY and mother Margarita SWEENEY 1841 British Army Worldwide Index shows Lawrence with the 25th at Cape Town 1851 British Army Worldwide Index shows Lawrence with the 25th at Bangalore India Discharge: This man suffers from no organic disease, is old and inactive the result of long service. Unfit for further service |