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| Name | CURLEY / CURLY / CUSLEY – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 45th Regiment Royal Canadian Rifles 69th Regiment and 60th Rifles 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 64th Regt 3060/RCR 1224/ 69th Regt 1639/60th Regt 1952 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th July 1853 / 17 years 10 months / Liverpool Lancashire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5.5/8 in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 1 month Turkey and Crimea – 2 years 3 months Mauritius – 6 months East Indies – 4 years 3 months Canada – 8 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 18 years 228 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 30th April 1872 / Chichester England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with 3 clasps Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Balinsle? Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1872 Athlone 1874-1886 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1835 Moone Dublin 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 | GLYNN Bridget c1845 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Michael B Not yet known Margaret B Not yet known Mary Ann B c1865 M OSBORN Sydney 1883 D 15th May 1906 Subiaco Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Edward B c1867 Not yet known D 1874 Western Australia Bur 8th May 1874 Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA Bridget B 1st November 1873 on board the Naval Brigade M WRIGTSON John George 1897 Fremantle WA D 17th April 1956 Fremantle WA Edward B 1875 Fremantle Western 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 | 11th November 1881 assigned Perth Lot V143 0.3.9 acres 28th July 1882 Title application 21st September 1883 title issued Title 6/3 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Thursday 17th May 1906 page 4 Funeral of Mary Ann Osborn The West Australian Wednesday 14th September 1927 page 1 Death of Bridget Curley |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th August 1886 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 10th September 1927 Leederville WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3458 1886/117 As Michael Curley died intestate his widow Bridget applied for Letters of Administration 4th October 1886 |
| Further Information | 24th July 1855 Severely wounded in the trenches before Sebastapol Crimea British Army Worldwide Index 1861 Michael Curley 3060 Private 1st Btn 4th Foot location Kurachee & Aden 1871 Michael Curley 1952 Private 1st Bn 60th Regt location Quebec Discharge due to disbandment of corps 1871 Census Canada Quebec St Louis Division page 24 Michael Curley Married age 38 born Ireland Catholic Irish Soldier November 1880 Michael Curley was on the Nominal list for the Enrolled Guard at the time he was living at the Mt. Eliza Barracks with three children-1 boy and 2 girls (wives were not included) |