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Name | BROPHY – James |
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Regiment (s) | 6th and 41st Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | ? / 1553 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th March 1839 / 22 years / Leeds Yorkshire England Stuff Weaver |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¾ in Dark / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – Afghanistan – total period 3 years 11 months |
Length of Service | 15 years 19 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th May 1854 / Templemore Tipperary Ireland |
Campaign Medals | Afghanistan Medal |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
Pension Districts | 1854 Jersey 1855 – 60 Western Australia 1860 – 1875 2nd Manchester |
Pension Paid | 7d per diem Temporary Pension 3 years |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1817 Avolie Mount Mellick Queens County 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 |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
Departure from Western Australia | 1860 to England |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | Temporary pension extended for 1-year periods from 23rd June 1857 to 1863. 23rd February 1864 given permanent pension. |