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| Name | CONLEY / CONELLY – Martin |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 71st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1228 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th August 1838 / 19 years / Glasgow Lanark Scotland Potter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Grey / Red / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 4 years 4 months West Indies – 3 years 2 months Corfu – 1 year 10 months Crimea – 1 year 4 months Malta – 1 year 7 months East Indies – 3 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 27 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 30th July 1861 / Stirling Castle Scotland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean Medal clasps unknown Crimea Turkish Medal Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 2nd Glasgow 1864 Tilbury 1864-1866 Western Australia 1867 South Australia – Note, he was not paid Victoria although WO23/60 said he was WO22/252 & 253 both say SA 1871-1875 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1819 Barony Glasgow Lanark Scotland |
| 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 | CURRIE Sarra (Sarah) B 1830 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 30th November 1863 Calton Glasgow |
| 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 | The Express and Telegraph Wednesday 13th February 1878 page 1 Death notice Martin |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1867 to Melbourne Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th February 1878 Royal Adelaide Hospital Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 4th August 1905 Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Martin Conelly (sic) 1228 Private 71st Location St. John’s Canada 1851 Martin Conley 1228 Private 71st Location Dublin 1861 Martin Conley 1228 Private 71st Stirling Castle Discharge: ‘Free to pension having upwards of 22 years service.’ During the voyage of the Clara, Martin was charged with fighting with Richard Fairgreive and had his grog stopped for 2 days. Martin Conley was admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital on 29th November 1877 age 68. He was a married man, Roman Catholic, living at Castle street. He had been born at Glasgow and had been 14 years in the Colony and had arrived in the Emily Smith. He died on 12th December 1878. This is a transcription error as he died in February. |