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| Name | FLAHERTY – Matthew |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 40th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 204 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th January 1821 / 17 years / Ennis Clare Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land – 4 years 1 month East Indies – 10 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 18 years 41 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th May 1840 / Fort Pitt Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Nenagh Tipperary Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1840 Birr 1851 Montreal Canada 1851 Birr 1852 Tullamore 1854 Western Australia 1855 South Australia 1855 Van Diemen’s Land 1856 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1804 Ballachmachy [Ballymackey?] Tipperary 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 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1856 to Tasmania 1857 to Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th April 1859 Victoria Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to a large right inguinal hernia caused by an accident at drill at Deesa 12 November 1838 Landed at Gravesend 12 April 1840. Information of death is on WO 22/273 1854-1862. His death is registered under Michael Flaherty and all other information is unknown see Vic BMDs 4377/1859 |