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| Name | HAGAN – Denis |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 97th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2277 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th May 1845 / 22 years / Liverpool Lancashire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Fair / Gunshot wound in the right forearm causing contraction of the elbow and stiffness of the thumb |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 1 year 259 days North America – 4 years 253 days Greece – 168 days Crimea – service duration not stated |
| Length of Service | 10 years 288 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th March 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Liverpool |
| Pension Districts | 1856 1st Liverpool 1866 Tilbury 1866 – 1889 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1881 increased to 1/6d per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 Newry Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HAGAN Philip Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Cath Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McGRATH Anne B c1841 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 20th October 1859 St Anthony Liverpool Lancashire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Robert James B 25th October 1861 St Francis Xavier Liverpool Lancashire England M 1890 BOWMAN Hannah Louisa Perth Western Australia D 4th March 1940 Mt Hawthorne Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA Michael B 12th April 1863 St. Anthony Liverpool Lancashire England D 3rd September 1884 Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Sarah B 1867 Fremantle Western Australia D 1867 Fremantle Western Australia Mary (May) Ellen B 1872 Northam Western Australia M RUBERY Peter 1892 Perth Western Australia D 19th December 1956 Mt Hawthorne Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Margaret (Marguerita) B 1875 Perth Western Australia M SAUNDERS George 1912 Leederville Western Australia D 25th May 1939 Kalamunda WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA Denis Michael B 1878 Perth Western Australia D 1948 Westonia Western Australia (Denis Maxwell Hagan) Elizabeth Mary B 1880 Perth Western Australia M TAYLOR Laurence Sylvester 1907 D 4th December 1966 (age 86) North Perth WA (Mary Elizabeth) Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | McGRATH James |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Johanna |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 22nd June 1881 granted Lot P35 Northam 10 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Convict guard in Northam Western Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Western Australian times Friday 5th July 1872 page 3 Letter to the Editor West Australian 8 July 1889 – page 3 (Funeral Notice.) West Australian Thursday 22th June 1912 page 12 Obituary The Daily News Thursday 4th September 1884 page 3 Death of Michael |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 7th July 1889 Murray Street West Perth Western Australia 8th July 1889 East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 19th June 1912 West Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Cemetery Karrakatta Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1851 Denis Hagan 2277 Private 97th foot location New Brunswick Discharge caused by severe gunshot wound to the right forearm received 12th June 1855 in the trenches (Sebastopol) His WO97 gives the following information: Landed Malta 24th December 1846 Landed North America 9th September 1848 Returned to England 19th May 1853 Landed in Greece 5th June 1854 Landed Crimea 20th November 1854 Returned to England- no entry In 1873 Denis Hagan reported he had erected his cottage to roof high and requested the grant of £15. The measurements of the cottage were 33 feet x 30 feet x 15 feet. SROWA Cons 36 CSR Vol 745 Folio 200 Denis Hagan’s name was on the Nominal list for the Enrolled Guard 1880 but he does not appear to have been chosen Erickson considers that Denis and Ann Hagan may have had another 7 children who died in their infancy(!) Denis Hagan is recorded as being a Corporal at Sebastopol in the Crimean War Casualties list: He was also appointed Corporal for the voyage of the Corona to WA in 1866 In a Letter to the Editor dated 26th June 1872 Northam FAIR PLAY quoted the case of Pensioner Denis Hagan being the dupe in a case of stolen good by a man named Jones. Jones was sentenced to 6 month imprisonment while Hagan was acquitted. |