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| Name | CALLANAN John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 5th Dragoon Guards |
| Regiment Number (s) | 193 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th January 1824 / 18 years / Ballinrobe Galway Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0¾ in Fresh /Grey / Brown / – |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 24 years 257 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th September 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Birmingham England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Birmingham 1850 Longford 1851 Dublin 1st 1852 Carlow 1853 Western Australia 1856 Van Dieman’s Land 1856-1876 Victoria 1876 Dublin 1877 admitted to Kilmainham as In Pensioner 1878 reverted to Out Pension 1879 Birr paid by receipt from Galway 1882 Galway paid Ballinrobe |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th April 1853 London England via Cork and Rio de Janeiro |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ROBERT SMALL 19th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Parish of Beagh Galway 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 | UNKNOWN Eliza Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | c1856 to Van Dieman’s Land. More research required. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 John Callenan (sic) 193 Private 5th Dragoons Location Manchester and Cahir Discharge due to general debility and chronic rheumatism 1853 wife Eliza signed a memorial to the Surgeon Superintendent of the Robert Small. |