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EPF Disbanded 1887 EPG Gazette October 2011
Disbandment of EPG EPG_Gazette_2003_-_Vol_4-2__Apr
| Name | BARRETT – Richard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 2nd Bengal Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 2004 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th December 1855 / 15 years / Dublin Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | 1856 travelled to India (for service in HEIC) on Cambodia |
| Length of Service | 2 years |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th August 1858 / India |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Delhi clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Sligo Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1858 – 1865 Sligo |
| Pension Paid | 1/3d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1840 Castlebar Mayo Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BARRETT Thomas Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | GIBBONS Mary Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MILMORE Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 22 Oct 1858 St John’s, Sligo, Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Peter Dudley (Douglas) B 2 Nov 1861 Sligo, Ireland M MOYNS Ann (Annie) 13th April 1884 Fremantle Western Australia D 1 October 1933 West Perth Western Australia Buried Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Richard B 15 Jan 1864 Sligo, Ireland Winifred Mary B 29 July 1866 Fremantle Western Australia Thomas Bernard B 4th June 1869 Fremantle Western Australia M Not yet known D 1954 Western Australia, Buried aged 85 Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia, date of death not recorded Charles Edward B 22nd January 1874 Fremantle Western Australia M Not yet known D Not yet known Alfred William B 23rd June 1878 Fremantle Western Australia D 1879 aged 7 months Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MILMORE Bernard Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | GURA Rose Not Known 5 Feb 1838 Roman Catholic, Taunagh, Sligo, Ireland |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 1 Dec 1869 (Purchased) Fremantle Lot S30, 5 acres £1/acre. 3rd March 1886 granted Koojee Cockburn Sound Lot P10 20 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Temporary Assistant Warder Messenger for West Australian Bank Fremantle |
| Newspaper Articles | London Gazette 23rd February 1858 – page 925 – wounded in right shoulder in India The West Australian Thu 24 Sep 1891 Page 4 Obituary (see image on left) Inquirer and Commercial News Friday 25th September 1891 page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23rd September 1891 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | Letters of Administration available SROWA Cons 3458 Item 1891/263 Applicant Peter Dudley Barrett |
| Further Information | Casualty Roll: 14 Sep 1857 Wounded right shoulder, Delhi. Invalided to Europe Mar 1858 11 Jan 1880 Fremantle Attachment Roll of EPF. 21 Aug 1880 Nominal Roll for EG selection Colonel Harvest considered him unfit. 19 Nov 1880 EG Roll in quarters at No 1 Barrack, Fremantle with 6 children. 22 Mar 1881 Witness at military court. 1881 Enlisted Fremantle Rifle Volunteers31st March 1887 present at Enrolled Guard disbandment Mary Barrett died either 1878 age 38 or 1880 age 40 Western Australia |