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| Name | REILLY / RILEY – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 16th Regiment 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 90 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th August 1846 / 19 years 9 months / Birr Kings Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Sallow / Grey / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 1 year 239 days Canada – 1 year 207 days |
| Length of Service | 14 years 268 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th April 1861/Approved Adjutant General’s Office Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London Middlesex |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Liverpool 1861 Tullamore 1866 Tilbury 1866 -1886 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem 1878 increased to 1/2d per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1826 Killoughey Frankfort Kings 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 | BRACKEN Bridget B Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 7th June 1862 Durrow Tullamore Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Michael B 27th April 1865 Tullamore Kings County Ireland M Not yet known D 23 November 1943 age 79 Perth Western Australia Joseph B Not yet known M CASEY Mary 20th November 1889 Perth Western Australia D 16th February 1905 Western Australia Mary B 1868 Perth Western Australia (RC) D 1869 aged 7 months Perth Western Australia Patrick B 16th February 1870 Perth Western Australia M O’MARA Annie 1906 Perth Western Australia D 18th January 1955 Perth Western Australia William John B 11th September 1872 Perth Western Australia (RC) M BROWNE Florence Ellen 1900 Peth Western Australia D 1960 Perth Western Australia Esther Margaret B 29 March 1874 Perth Western Australia M Not yet known James B 8th August 1877 Perth Western Australia M Not yet known D 15th August 1919 North Fremantle WA – possible |
| 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 | 7th August 1882 granted York location sub. 275 6.0.9 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Eastern Districts Chronicle Saturday 5th July 1886 page 2 Death of Patrick |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 30th May 1886 York Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1888 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1861 Patrick Reilly 90 Private 2nd Battalion 16th Foot location Templemore 2nd entry 1861 As above location Curragh and Aldershot Discharge due to Chronic bronchitis in both lungs Reilly family lived in Perth 1868 – 1877, then in York 1878 – 1885 (relative’s account in Broomhall) |