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| Name | CONNOLLY – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 19th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1372 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th August 1839 / 18 years / Galway Galway Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Dark / Hazel / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 5 years 9 months West Indies – 2 years 4 months North America – 3 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 15 years 201 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th February 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean medal with clasp for Alma Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Galway Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Deptford 1862-1863 Western Australia 1863 Deptford |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1861 Portland Dorset England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Oranmore Galway 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 see further information |
| 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 | Left Western Australia to return to England either 1862 or 1863 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Wounded at the battle of Alma when a musket ball fractured the metacarpal bones of his left hand causing permanent damage British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 stationed at Malta 1851 Quebec Canada East 1861 Census RG09/480/16/38 Harrow, Manor Street, Gillingham, Brompton, Kent Michael Connolly age 40, married, Army Pensioner, born Ireland is a lodger at the home of Thomas Blackman a vitualler – stated as married |