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| Name | FOLEY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 88th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 839 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th January 1836 / 18 years / Ballincollig Cork Ireland Miller |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fair / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 6 years 6 months West Indies – 3 years six months Halifax Nova Scotia – 6 months |
| Length of Service | 15 years 88 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 22nd July 1851 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cork Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1851 1st Cork 1852 1st East London 1852-1854 Western Australia 1857 – 1868 Melbourne Pension paid Melbourne to September Quarter 1868 |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | May 3, 1852 Plymouth, England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 Ballincollig Cork 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 | Police Constable Fremantle |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known – between 1854 and 1857 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possibly 1868 Melbourne Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John Foley 839 Private 88th Regt. Location Malta 1851 John Foley 839 Sergeant 88th Regt location Chatham Discharge due to impaired vision and general bad health In the 1851 Census John Foley, age 34, single, sergeant 88th Regt is a patient in the General Medical Hospital (Fort Pitt) St Margaret Chatham Kent England 1854 deserted Force – Pension suspended. Reinstated Melbourne Victoria 1857 after repayment of £30 for passage |