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| Name | FITZGERALD – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 12th Regiment 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1973 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th September 1842 / 17 years 5 months / Westminster Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / Letter ‘D’ and marks |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 7 years 4 months Mauritius – 8 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 35 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th December 1865 /Chatham |
| Campaign Medals | Kaffir War Medal for 1851 1852 and 1853 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bristol Gloucestershire England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 Bristol 1867 Tilbury 1867-1885 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 18th April 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 13th July 1867 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1825 Rathkeale Limerick 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 | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | |
| 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 | The Daily News Monday 13th April 1885 page 3 Death of James from cancer. |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th April 1885 Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1861 James Fitzgerald 1973 Private 2nd Batt 12th Foot location Plymouth In the 1861 UK Census James is living at the Millbay Barracks St Andrew Plymouth. He is a private in the 2nd Battalion 12th regiment aged 37, unmarried and born Ireland Discharge at own request having served 21 years21st October 1884 he Superintendent of the Poor house William Dale queried whether Pensioner Fitzgerald would be better being admitted to the hospital rather than the Poor House however Dr Waylin said he could do nothing for him and he could not take him into the hospital. SROWA Cons 527 1884/6003 23rd October 1884 destitute admitted to Mt. Eliza Depot suffering from cancer of the lips and neck |