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Name | FARRELL – John |
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Regiment (s) | 28th 22nd and 43rd Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 1599 (28th) 2724 (22nd) 3379 (43rd) |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th June 1841 / 22 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | Australia – 3 months East Indies – 19 years 4 months |
Length of Service | 21 years 32 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th July 1862 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-59 |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
Pension Districts | 1862 1st Dublin 1864 Tilbury 1864-1867 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1864 Portland Dorset England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 12th September 1864 |
Date/Place of Birth | 1819 St. Bridget’s Dublin 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 |
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette & WA Times Friday 17th February 1865 – page 2 Perth Gazette & West Australian Times (1864-1874) 23rd August 1867 – page 3 Western Ancestor December 1985 – page 159 |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1867 At sea: wreck of the Emma off Dirk Hartog Island Western Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | Information available on the loss of the schooner Emma in 1867 |