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| Name | HAYES / HAYS – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 1st Battalion 60th Rifles |
| Regiment Number (s) | 198 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th November 1824 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Swarthy / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Portugal – 1 year 4 months Gibraltar Malta and Ionian Islands – 9 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 351 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17 October 1845/ Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Killaloe Clare Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Manchester 2nd 1846 Liverpool 1848 Blackburn (Preston) 1850 Manchester 2nd 1851 Kilkenny (WO23/42 1845-1854) 1852 Manchester 2nd 1855 Plymouth April 1856 – 1857 Western Australia (no pension details) 1857 – January 1879 Sydney New South Wales |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1806 St Johns Limerick 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 | UNKNOWN Julia c 1816 B Ireland – William Hammond passenger list also for children below |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Julia A B England 1847 Ellen B England 1848 |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 21st January 1857 page 4 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1857 left (by unknown ship) Western Australia for Sydney New South Wales: pension paid in Sydney until at least 1875 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None located |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Edward Hays(sic) 198 Private 1/60th Rifles location Windsor Berkshire Discharge due to Chronic rheumatism January 1857 contributed (as E. Hays) 2/0d to Florence Nightingale Fund in Western Australia Edward had a stoppage of £23/5/10 From his pension for the passage to NSW which he repaid |