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| Name | McCARTHY – Carthage |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 40th Regiment, St Helena Corps and 84th Regiment |
| Regiment No (s) | 667 /521 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 40th Unknown circa 1847 84th – 4th May 1858 / 31 years 3 months / Rochester Kent England Clerk |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | St Helena – 7 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 256 days, (12 years 187 days was with the 40th and St. Helena regiments). |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | 84th – Corporal / 16th Jul 1867 / Camp Colchester Essex England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Retreat Place Hackney London England |
| Pension Districts | 1867 ? London |
| Pension Paid | 11½d per diem 1867 Increased to 1/1d per diem 1875 Increased to 1/1½d per diem for service Enrolled Pensioner Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 12th October 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1827 Kerry 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 Married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | |
| Children by 1st Wife | |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Teamster. Worked for HM Lefroy at Beaconsfield WA |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Wednesday 7th April 1886 – page 3 Western Mail Saturday 10th April 1886 – page 22 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st April 1886 Drowned in Swan River |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial – Wife | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial – Children | |
| Will or Probate | None Located |
| Further Information | Btitish Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 Carthage McCarthy 667 Corporal, St. Helena regiment location St. Helena. 1861 Carthage McCarthy 521 Corporal 84th Foot location Manchester and Aldershot. Discharge: Free with pension after 21 years’ service Between 1869 and 1886 Carthage McCarthy had periods of insanity where he would wander into the bush for days at a time. The Police would send out search parties then detain him under medical treatment before sending him to the asylum and then release him back into the community. At the time of his death Carthage was in the employ of a Mr Lovegrove. The day before his death he took a horse and cart to Point Walter and filled the troughs with water after which he was not seen alive; his body was retrieved from the river several days later. |