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| Name | DOUGHERTY – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 8th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1715 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th December 1839 / 18 years / Dundee Scotland Flax Dresser |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Fair / Grey / Dark brown / Pock Marked |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Halifax Nova Scotia Canada – 6 months East Indies – 12 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 148 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd April 1861 Templemore |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Delhi and Relief of Lucknow clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Longford Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Longford 1862 Tilbury 1862-1864 Western Australia Dec 1864- Sept 1865 South Australia No record of payments after that date on WO22s |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1821 Dundee Forfarshire (Angus) Scotland |
| 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Fri 28 Oct 1864 Page 2, Peter Dougherty on “Europa” to South Australia Inquirer (WA) 6th April 1864 Inquirer (WA) 12th and 26th October 1864 (“Europa” to South Australia) South Australian Govt Gazette 1866 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st July 1866 Adelaide Hospital South Australia (Ref. 18/334) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Peter Dougherty 1715 Private 8th Foot location Halifax Nova Scotia Canada 1851 As Above location Deesa (Camp) India 1861 As above location Templemore Discharge at own request having completed 21 years’ service Served during the campaign in India 1857/8. Seige and capture Delhi 1857. Action of Bolundshahur, Allygush and battle of Agra 10th October 1857. Relief of Lucknow under General Sir Colin Campbell GCB subsequent operation and total defeat of the rebel army at Cawnpore. Peter Doherty (sic) was admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital on 18th June 1866. At the time he was aged 47, a single man RC, living at Streaky Bay and working as a labourer. He died 1st July 1866. |