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| Name | DINEEN / DENEEN – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery Depot Brigade |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3439 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th September 1855 / 25 years / Dublin Ireland None |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¾ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Hong Kong – 1 month India – 1 year 9 months |
| Length of Service | 4 years 87 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 20th December 1859 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Relief of Lucknow and Lucknow clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | None Given |
| Pension Districts | 1859 Woolwich 1860 London South 1862 Western Australia 1863-January quarter 1879 South Australia 1906 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem 1906 Increased to 1/6d 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 | c1830 Mount Mellick Queens County 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 | Not Married |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Observer Saturday 29th April 1865 – page 3 Portland Guardian Friday 4 May 1906 page 2 The Portland Guardian Victoria Friday 14th May 1906 – page 2 The Portland Guardian Victoria 27th July 1908 page 3 result of inquiry into the circumstances around the death of Edward Dineen. The Portland Guardian Victoria Monday 3rd August 1908 – page 3 Advocate Melbourne Saturday 27th June 1908 – page 14 |
| Departure from Western Australia | to South Australia 1865 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | cJune 1908 Portland Victoria Portland Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Severe wounds at the Relief of Lucknow to the head and jaw, slight wound to right knee Shortly after his arrival in South Australia Edward was charged as a pauper lunatic and remanded for medical examination. Between 1867 and 1875 Edward Deneen was admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital four times, he said he was a single man born Queens County Ireland, his residence was Murray River, Port Adelaide, Hindley Street, Adelaide and Mt Lofty, his occupation was either a labourer or a bushman. His answers were not always consistent and it may have been his mental state or he had difficulty speaking the result of his injuries suffered at Lucknow. He was admitted to the Portland Hospital on 10 October 1898 suffering from scurvy, after treatment he was transferred to the Asylum but he must have been released back into the community. On Good Friday night 1906 Edward was walking to his home when he fell over the cliffs beside the Glenelg River, a fall of about 20 feet. Next day he managed to crawl to his neighbour’s home where they administered to his injuries. The locals tried to persuade him to go to the hospital but eventually the police stepped in and took him to the hospital. After Edward’s death there was a lively correspondence carried on in the Portland Guardian regarding Edward not having received the Last Rites despite being a Catholic and the lack of respect shown at Edward’s burial. (He was buried in the C of E portion) |