Return to Naval Brigade EPF List
Click on images to view (if available) a larger image. Use your browser’s Back button to return to site.
EPF Disbanded 1887 EPG Gazette October 2011
Disbandment of EPG EPG_Gazette_2003_-_Vol_4-2__Apr
| Name | BROWN – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 22nd Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2839 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 31st December 1846 / 18 years / Killagorin Limerick Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Blue / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 7 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 104 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th March 1869 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | North West Frontier Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Croome Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1869 Limerick 1870 Cork 1872 Gloucester 1873 Greenwich 1874-1900 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem Increased 1887 1/3d per diem for service Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1828 Croome Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BROWN David Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BEVEIAN Mary Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BRANNIGAN Bridget B 1833 Kildare Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 22nd February 1860 South Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Jane B 1861 Hunnyhill Isle of Wight, Hampshire England M ATKINSON Robert 1880 Perth WA D 1887 Perth WA Michael David B 4th Qtr 1862 Isle of Wight Hampshire England (mother Brannagan) M DALY Mary A 13th August 1889 York Western Australia D 27th December 1939 Subiaco WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Perth WA (Deborah) Dora B c 1863 M MALLER Edward 1903 Perth WA D 23 December 1951 Bur Karrakatta Cemetery John B 1st Qtry 1864 Isle of Wight Hampshire England (mother Branagan) Margaret b 1869 Alexander b 1876 D 16th February 1892 Barracks Perth WA Elizabeth B 18th March 1878 Mt Eliza Barracks Bp 2md April 1878 Perth WA M ALDERSEA John M Fremantle 1910 D 8th April 1957 Perth WA Lucy Helen B 10th May 1880 Bp 6th June 1880 Perth WA M BUCKNELL Joseph H D 5TH July 1924 Bellview WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery George B 8th March 1883 Bp 8th April 1883 Perth WA (mother Flanagan) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BRANAGAN Joseph |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | SROWA Cons 541 B 095 19TH July 1880 Application for permission to occupy a block of rural land 150 acres North Beach. Private Michael Brown 22nd foot pension 1/- ½ arrived 20th February 1874 Service Enrolled force 6 years 4 months. Children: Mary Jane age 21 years David age 18 years John age 16 years Dora age 14 years Margaret age 11 years Alexander age 6 years Certificate R 95I certify that Pensioner Michael Brown at 1/3 from 22nd foot served as an Enrolled Pensioner from 18 February 1874 until the disbandment of the Force 10/11/1880 and is still serving in the Governor’s Guard AR Thompson Staff Officer of Pensioners 21st July 1881 Assigned Lot V 120 of 2 roods 14 Perches Corner Colin Street and the railway line 10th July 1883Title application 21st September 1883 Title issued 5/1500 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Watchman Perth Railway Station, Western Australian Government Railways |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Perth Wednesday 28th February 1900 – page 2 The West Australian Times Friday 6th November 1874 page 3 Two daughters aged 9 and 7 years |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th February 1900 West Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 18th April 1920 Swanview Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Was accidentally killed at West Perth Railway Station while crossing the line. Large number of newspaper reports on this incident. British Army Worldwide Index: |