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| Name | EGAN / EAGAN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 49th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3580 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th July 1854 / 27 years / Liverpool Lancashire England |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 4 months |
| Length of Service | 2 years 192 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th January 1857 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea clasp for Sebastopol Crimea/Turkish |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Drogheda 1857 Armagh 1858 Athlone 1860 Roscommon 1860 Athlone 1860 Galway 1860 1st London 1863 Enniskillen 1863 Halifax 1865 Tilbury 1865 Western Australia 1866 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1827 Belanahound Athlone Westmeath Ireland (Note: no such place found – there is a Bellanamullia near Athlone) |
| 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 yet known |
| 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 | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 5 September 1866 page 2 Letty passengers |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1866 to South Australia per “Letty” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1882 Strathalbyn, South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to a gunshot wound to his left hip received in the trenches at Sebastopol –unfit for service. John disappears from our records although there is a death for a John Egan at Milang Strathalbyn on 26 September 1882 age 54. This man’s wife Ellen died 8 April 1903 also at Milang |