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| Name | HERRICK / HERRICKS / HARRICK – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 73rd and 81st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2739 / 899 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th December 1847 / 17 years 9 months / Birr Kings Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Sandy going Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 6 years 229 days East Indies – 7 years 92 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 22 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 6th April 1869 / Buttervant Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Kaffir War Medals for 1851-1853 Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Birr Kings Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1869 Birr 1873 Greenwich 1874-1906 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/3½d per diem for service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1st January 1832 Birr Kings Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HERRICK Patrick |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SCULTORPE (SKULTHORPE) Elizabeth nee SAUNDERS B c1834 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1860 Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Catherine B 9th December 1862 Dinapore India M HICKS Robert 1883Fremantle Western Australia D 11th May 1929 East Fremantle Western Australia bur Congregational Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia (with husband) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | SAUNDERS William |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife | SCULTHORPE Unknown |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle Lot P92 1 acre 5th December 1883 Title Application 5th August 1884 title 6/150 issued |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 6th April 1887 page 5 Disbandment of the Enrolled Guard The Daily News (Perth WA) Tuesday 21st May 1929 page 8 Obituary Catherine Hicks |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd June 1906 Fremantle Western Australia Congregational Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1878 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Patrick Herrick 2739 Private Depot 73rd foot location Naas Ireland 1861 Patrick Herrick 2739/899 Private 81st foot location Rawalpindee (sic) Discharge having complete 2 terms of service He had sundry arrests for drunkenness. November 1880 Patrick Herrick was on the nominal list for the Enrolled Guard. He was living in No 1 Barracks Fremantle with 2 children. Employed at the Fremantle magazine 1881. 13th April 1881 dismissed, joined the Enrolled Guard 25th September 1886. Identity of second child living in Barracks not yet known |