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| Name | GIFFNEY / GIFFENEY – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 19th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1103 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th January 1838 / 21 years / Carlow Carlow Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Sallow / Hazel / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 5 years 3 months West Indies – 2 years 4 months North America – 3 years 2 months Turkey and Crimea – 2 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 30 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th February 1859 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Wicklow Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1859 1st Liverpool 1859 Coal House Point Battery (near Tilbury) 1859 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1817 Kilbride Wicklow 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald 28th May 1870 Inquirer & Commercial News 15th July 1891 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th June 1891 Mt Eliza Depot Perth Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Michael Giffney 1103 Private 19th regt. Location Malta 1851 Michael Giffney 1103 Private 19th regt. Location Quebec, Canada east Discharge at own request after 21 years service. M. Giffney donated 10/- to the building of a new church and school at Albany. Michael Giffney was drawing his pension at Busselton December 1862. |