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| Name | HARDY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 77th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1561 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th June 1842 / 18 years / Ballymena Antrim Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Dark / brown / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean and Crimea – 2 years 4 months New South Wales and East Indies – 4 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 30 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th January 1864 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimean War Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Ahoghill near Ballymena Ireland |
| Pension Districts | Ballymena |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1824 Ahoghill Watercloney Antrim Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HARDY Daniel 1798 |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HENDRY Sarah B 1803 M 1822 |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | O’ROURKE Ellenor (Eleanor) c1826 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 17th July 1862 Ahoghill Antrim Ireland (witness Ambrose O’Rourke) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Daniel B 14th February 1865 Ahoghill Antrim Ireland D 3rd September 1942 Welshpool Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Ambrose 11th April 1867 RC Perth Western Australia D 21st October 1929 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Patrick B 17th March 1869 RC Perth Western Australia D 18th January 1928 Perth bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| 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 | Granted (unknown date) Lot P1059, Vol. 15 Folio 23 Claremont, Swan District Mitford Road and Wright Avenue 9acres 3perches 2 roods Title 5/374 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Daily News Saturday 19 June 1897, page 5 – Patrick Hardy assaults mother / general nuisance, sentenced 1 month prison West Australian 13th and 14th June 1901 (Obits) see further information Western Mail Saturday 22 December 1906, page 38 Eleanor Hardy Obituary |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th June 1901 Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 13th December 1906 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Left will – details available (SRO Cons 3458-1901-085) |
| Further Information | 1851 Muster & Pay List or Census Newport, Monmouth, Wales [WO12-8287] 1861 Muster &Pay List or Census Hazaribagh East Indies [WO12-8297] Discharge at own request after 21 years service 1901: Death of an Old Veteran.-We regret to announce the death of Mr. John Hardy, who died at Fremantle yesterday. The deceased arrived in the colony in the Belgravia during July of 1866. He was is member of the 27th Regiment of Foot, having joined the army in 1842, and served 21 years. He saw service in the Crimean and Indian Mutiny campaigns, receiving the medal for Alma, Inkerman, and Sebastapol. He was well known, and much sympathy is felt for his widow and three sons. The Estate of Daniel Hardy was pursued by a Jane Hardy: West Australian Saturday 4 May 1946 pg 3 |