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EPGs and New Zealand Wars by Jeanette Lee – EPG Gazette 2019 No 1
| Name | COURTNEY – Nicholas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 22nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1458 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th August 1839 / 18 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 13 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 76 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27 February 1861/ Parkhurst Isle Of Wight |
| Campaign Medals | Medal for Scinde Campaign 1842-43 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 20 Boot Lane Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 1st Dublin 1862 Western Australia 1863 New South Wales 1864 New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1861 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1819 St. Paul’s Dublin Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Bp 10 June 1819 St Paul’s Old Glasnevin, Arran Quay, Dublin, Ireland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | COURTNEY James |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | RUSSELL Mary |
| Siblings | Anne bp 14 February 1823 St Paul’s Old Glasnevin, Arran Quay Dublin Possible James bp 29 August 1824 St Michael’s Kingston, Dublin, Ireland |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | To New South Wales 1863 Sydney to Auckland per Kate |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4 September 1864/New Zealand |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 was at sea and camp near Poona India 1851 Dogshai, India Served in the campaign in the southern Mahratta county in 1844-5. Present at the taking and destruction of the villages in the Borne Valley Peshawar 1853. Discharge: At own request after serving 21 years WO23/57 shows 1863 COURTNEY Michael (transcription error) “off N/A”. WO22/252 New South Wales states 1st January 1864 to New Zealand. Paid Auckland NZ January-September 1864 Nicholas Courtney enlisted to fight in the New Zealand Maori wars at Sydney in 1863. (Second Waikato regiment.) He died of tuberculosis on 4 September 1864 and was awarded the New Zealand War medal. |