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EPF Disbanded 1887 EPG Gazette October 2011
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| Name | FARRELL – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 26th and 88th Regiments |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2872 – 88th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th November 1846 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fair / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Embarked for service in the East 4th April 1854 returned 16th January 1856 |
| Length of Service | 9 years 332 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th January 1857 / none given. (Inquiry at Templemore 20th November 1856) |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma & Sebastopol Clasps Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Colchester Essex England |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Longford 1858 Jersey 1862 Tilbury 1862-1893 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/3½d per diem for service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1828 Ardagh Longford 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 | DILLON Margaret 1833 Gibralter |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Peter B 3 June 1860 St. Heliers Jersey Channel Islands D 5th November 1910 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Thomas B 1864 Western Australia D 1884 Western Australia Mary B 21st June 1867 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DILLION James Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 10th March 1879 Application Land Grant for North Fremantle Lot P25 1 acre (between John and Swan streets) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald 14th October 1871 – page 3 – Patrick Farrell – shifted body at cemetery |
| Departure from Western Australia | None Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th December 1893 Fremantle Western Australia St. Patrick’s Cemetery Skinner Street Cemetery, Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1901 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | Cons 3403/1893/1236: Will dated 20th October 1893, whereby he bequeathed all his world goods to his wife Margaret during her lifetime and then to his daughter Mary. |
| Further Information | 1851 British Army World Wide Index Patrick was with the 26th at Jersey, Channel Islands UK Census 1851 (HO 107/2527/956 page 10) Barracks, Elizabeth Castle, St. Heliers, Jersey UK Census 1861 (RG 09/4397/87 Page 36) 25 Parade Place St. Heliers, Jersey |