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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 |
| 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 – 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 Coppagwhite Tipperary Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 27 Jul 1819 Coppagwhite 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 Matilda Ann 1828 Nova Scotia Canada |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd November 1852 St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church Halifax Nova Scotia Canada |
| Children by 1st Wife | George Edmund B 5th December 1862 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 | Not yet known |
| 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 |
| 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 Mount Gambier South Australia Roman Catholic Section West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 20th December 1921 Elsternwick Melbourne Victoria Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information |