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| Name | DEVITT – Hugh |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 9th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2087 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th April 1843 / 20 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 2 years 5 months Malta – 9 months Crimea – 1 year 5 months Canada – 1 year 4 months Ionian Islands – 4 years 3 months Malta – 16 days Gibraltar – 69 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 168 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 18th October 1864 / Limerick Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Medal for Moodkee with clasps Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon Crimea War Medal clasp Sevastopol Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Saggart Dublin City Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1864 1st Dublin 1866 Tilbury 1866 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1887 increased to 1/0d per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Saggart Rathcoole Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | DEVITT Andrew |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HIGGINS Charlotte B c1826 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 29th May 1844 All Saints Church Frindsbury Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B 1858 Sunderland Durham England M HODGES Francis date and location not yet known M HILLS Benjamin 1902 Fremantle WA D 12th November 1938 Perth Western Australia Buried Karrakatta Cemetery WA Agnes B 1862 Corfu Ionian Islands M HEVRON Dennis William 1884 Fremantle Western Australia D 24 November 1952 East Fremantle Western Australia Buried Karrakatta Cemetery Perth WA Andrew B 27th March 1865 Bp 3rd April 1865 St. Paul’s Dublin Ireland D 24th May 1867 Fremantle Western Australia Buried Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA Edward B 6th December 1866 born at sea on board Corona D 3rd November 1867 Fremantle Western Australia Buried Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known not given on marriage the witnesses were William and Sarah HIGGINSn |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | P 62 North Fremantle Thompson Road through to Perth Road (Stirling Highway) Allotted 24 October 1881 Title application 31st January 1884 – Title 6/155 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian 21st March 1906 (Obit.) Western Mail 24th March 1906 (Obit.) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th March 1906 Thompson Road North Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1884 Perth Western Australia location not yet known Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Hugh Devitt 2087 Private 9th Foot location Dublin 1861 Hugh Devitt 2087 Private 1st Battalion 9th Foot location Corfu Vido Sa. Maura and Ithaca Discharge at own request having served 21 years Was in receipt of a Good Conduct medal with gratuity of £5 Appointed to the Enrolled Guard 30th January 1885. As he was a widower he was permitted to take his widowed daughter and her children into the barracks. (Cons 144) 1 February 1885 appointed to Enrolled Guard Attended Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Banquet with other military pensioners in June 189 |