FALLON / FALLEN – James 95th 20th and 54th Regiment

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James Fallon Saved by an Emu by Jeanette Lee – EPG Newsletter January 2015

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Name	FALLON / FALLEN – James
Regiment (s)	95th, 20th and 54th Regiment
Regiment Number (s)	1002 (54th Regiment)
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	31st December 1823 / 20 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5Ft 7½ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None
Overseas Service/Duration	East Indies (Bombay and Madras) – 13 years
Length of Service	21 years 27 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Sergeant / 4th November 1844 / Mullingar
Campaign Medals	Not known
Intended Residence at Discharge	Not known
Pension Districts	1845 1st Dublin 1845 2nd Dublin 1848 1st Dublin 1849 2nd Dublin 1857 Western Australia
Pension Paid	1/7½d per diem 1873 increased to 2/0d per diem for service to Enrolled Force
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	19th March 1857 London England
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	CLARA 3rd July 1857
Date/Place of Birth	c1803 Kilcolman Mayo 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
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	NUGENT Catherine B 1825 Dublin Ireland
Date/Place of Marriage	9th October 1848 Swords Dublin Ireland
Children by 1^st Wife	John B 1849 Dublin Ireland D 23rd December 1872 Perth Western Australia Bur East Perth Cemetery Mary Jane B 1852 Dublin Ireland D 4th February 1872 Perth Western Australia Catherine B 27 July 1853 Dublin Ireland M1 GAILY John (son of EPG David Gaily) 1870 Catholic Church Perth Western Australia M2 EAKINS James William 1884 Perth Western Australia D 17th March 1887 Perth Western Australia Bur 18th March 1887 East Perth Cemetery Margaret Mary B 1857 Tavistock Devonshire England line break M MOLLOY John 1878 Perth Western Australia (son of EPG John Malloy 23rd regiment Norwood 1862) D January 1924 Leederville Western Australia bur Molloy family grave Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Patrick B 17th March 1859 Perth Western Australia M CAHILL Bridget 1887 Perth Western Australia D 1933 Swan District Western Australia Louise B 6th October 1861 Perth Western Australia D 25th April 1881 Perth Western Australia Malvina Mary B 24th January1864 Perth Western Australia D 10th October 1882 Greenough Western Australia Buried Greenough memorial headstone East Perth Cemetery
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth	NUGENT John
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
Land Grants Western Australia	8th October 1884 After James Fallon’s death widow Catherine given land allocation of Perth Lot Y120 of 3 roods Hardinge Street West Perth.
Occupation after Arrival	Not yet known
Newspaper Articles	Inquirer (Perth) 2nd June 1858 Perth Gazette 29th January 1864 The West Australian Friday 4th February 1887 page 2 Transfer of land West Australian 31st December 1897 Western Mail 7th January 1898 The W.A. Record Saturday 1st January 1898 page 9 brief Obituary Catherine Daily News 16th January 1924 page 4 Obituary Margaret Molloy
Departure from Western Australia	Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	12th October 1873 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	24th December 1897 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia
Will or Probate	SROWA Consignment: Cons 3403 Item 1898/002 Catherine Fallon Item 1918/0423 James Patrick Fallon Item 1934/0002 Patrick Fallon Cons 5269 Item 12 Malvina Fallon Cons 5800 Item 1906/312 Fallon
Further Information	James Fallon involved in the wreck of the Royal Charlotte in Torres Strait in 20th June 1824: spent 42 days “on a rock” on his passage from NSW to India (see WO97) see: James Fallon Saved by an Emu by Jeanette Lee – EPG Newsletter January 2015 British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Fallon 1002 Sergeant 54th Foot location Dover and Weedon Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and shortness of breath, general pains. Although the 20th regiment does not appear in the muster rolls for New South Wales the regiment must have spent time there for them to be aboard the Royal Charlotte enroute to India, alternately they may have been the guard on the Royal Charlotte when she sailed with convicts to New South Wales. James Fallon would have lost his possessions when he was ship wrecked and would account for the brief entry in ‘Overseas service.’ In 1864 James Fallon nominated his niece Margaret Fallon aged 30 as a Government Immigrant; she was living at 18 Hendrick Street in Dublin at the time. When Catherine made her will on 10th December 1894 she named Thomas Minorgan as the Executor and William Topping and Thomas Campbell were the witnesses. The estate was valued at £497 and most of that was the value of £400 for the house and land. Y120 must have been subdivided at some time as the acreage was 1 rood 20 perches. Headstone at East Perth Cemetery Sacred to the memory of Sergt James Fallon who died 12th October 1873 aged 71 years also John eldest son of the above who died 23rd December 1872 ages 23 years. Also Mary Jane eldest daughter of the above who died 4th February 1872 aged 21 years. Also Louisa fourth daughter of the above who died 25th April 1881 aged 20 years. Also of Malvina youngest daughter of the above who died at Greenough 10 October 1882 ages 19 years. Requiescatt in pace, Also Catherine Theresa wife and mother of the above who departed this life on December 24th 1897 R.I.P.