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| Name | BURKE Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 344 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th February 1825 / 17 years / Athlone Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fair / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu – 7 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 103 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 13th April 1847 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Athlone 1851-1861 Western Australia 1861-1868 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1808 / Ballinlaugh County Roscommon 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 | UNKNOWN Eliza c1812 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas B 1830 Dover England (possible child unconfirmed) Elizabeth B 1832 Woolwich England M RALSTON Gordon Drummond 17th July 1852 Fremantle Western Australia D 1864 Western Australia bur Skinner Street Cemetery (exhumed) reburied Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery in 1935 Edward Martin c1840 Not yet known M CONWAY Maria 1857 Fremantle Western Australia D 1920 New South Wales Australia (not confirmed) Robert David c1841Not yet known M FELTUS Susan 17th November 1870 Flinders Hotel Streaky Bay South Australia D 15th January 1878 Streaky Bay South Australia George B 1845 Pembroke Dock Wales M CAMPBELL Frances Elizabeth 3rd April 1878 Streaky Bay South Australia D 7th December 1912 Streaky Bay South Australia Susanna B 1843 Pembroke Dock Wales M ALLAN David 4th September 1866 Adelaide South Australia D 31st March 1885 Streaky Bay South Australia |
| 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 | North Fremantle lot P6 1 acre |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer 4th Jun 1856 – page 3 – letter from Crimea to pensioner father. Inquirer 21st January 1857 – contributor to the Florence Nightingale Fund West Coast Sentinel Streaky Bay South Australia 13th December 1912 – page 2 – Obituary George Burke |
| Departure from Western Australia | 27th May 1861 possibly left for South Australia on board the “Kestral” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th November 1868 South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1874 South Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Service : Underage from 14/02/1825-13/02/1826, then Gunner and Driver 01/01/1826-13/04/1847 29th December 1853 – Signed protest over high cost of food |