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| Name | CROWE – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 38th and 97th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1872 – 97th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st July 1840 / 19 years / Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ionian Isles and Malta – 5 years 2 months Jamaica – 3 years 3 months America – 1 year 10 months Greece and Crimea – 2 years 3 months India – 2 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 23 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 13th August 1861 / Colchester Essex England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Limerick 1863 Tilbury 1863 – December 1867 Western Australia 1868-1908 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/3d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1819 Cappaghwhite Tipperary Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 27 Jul 1819 Cappaghwhite Tipperary Ireland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CROWE Edmund Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BRADSHAW Margaret Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MAY Ann 1828 Nova Scotia Canada |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd November 1852 St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church Halifax Nova Scotia Canada (possible) |
| Children by 1st Wife | George Edmund B 5th December 1862 Limerick Ireland Bp 16th December 1862St. Michael’s Limerick City Limerick Ireland M 1st FAHY Katie 29th June 1885 South Australia M 2nd CULLEN Mary 26th September 1910 South Australia D 3rd January 1931 East Brunswick Victoria Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Ann |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder at Mt Gambier Gaol (South Australia) Member of South Australia Corps of Commissionaires |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer Wednesday 18th December 1867 – page 2 South Australian Register and Evening Journal 26th July 1897 (attended Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations) The Advertiser Adelaide Monday 15th June 1908 – page 9 The Herald Melbourne Wednesday 21 December 1921 page 1 Obituary Ann Crowe |
| Departure from Western Australia | 13th December 1867 departed to South Australia with wife and son per “Midas” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th June 1908 Adelaide South Australia Roman Catholic Section West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia buried with full military honours |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 20th December 1921 Elsternwick Melbourne Victoria Brighton Cemetery Melbourne Victoria |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1861 James Crowe 1872 Corporal 97th Foot location Colchester Discharge at own request having served 21 years In the 1861 Census James Crowe age 40, head of the family an Army Corporal , born Ireland is living at St. Botolph (Barracks) Colchester, Essex with his wife Ann who was aged 32 and born Nova Scotia. In 1871 he was directed to report every 2 years to be identified by the C. Treasurer or if not by a magistrate, postmaster or other local authority. In the obituary notice for Ann Crowe it said she assisted Florence Nightingale nursing wounded soldiers during the Crimea War |