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| Name | DUCHAM / DUEHAM / DUEHAN – Jeremiah |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 34th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1461 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th June 1838 / 18 years / Fermoy Cork Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 1 year 2 months Mediterranean – 4 years 8 months West Indies – 3 years 1 month Crimea – 1 year 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 27 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th November 1859 / Colchester (Tentative) |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Rathfarnham, Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1859 1st Dublin 1863 Tilbury 1863-1866 Western Australia 1866 South Australia 1867 Calcutta 1867 East London 1867 Dublin |
| Pension Paid | 9d 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 | c1820 Holy Cross Thurles Tipperary 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 | 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 | South Australian Register Monday 13th August 1866 page2 Passenger list Wonga Wonga |
| Departure from Western Australia | August 1866 left Albany Western Australia per “Wonga Wonga ” (as Jeremiah Denham) and arrived in South Australia Saturday 11th August 1866 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not Known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Jeremiah Duehan 1461 Private 34th Regt location Toronto and at sea Canada 1851 Jeremiah Duchan (sic) 1461 34th Regt location Barbados West Indies Discharge at own request having served 21 years |