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Name | HOWARD – Michael |
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Regiment (s) | 10th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 905 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th January 1838 / 18 years / Fermoy Ireland Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | No details provided |
Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies -16 years 2 months |
Length of Service | 21 years 272 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th October 1859 / no place recorded |
Campaign Medals | Sutlej Campaign Medal 1845-6 Punjab Campaign Medal 1848-9 India Mutiny Medal 1857-1858 |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
Pension Districts | 1859 Clonmel 1861-1890 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 10th November 1860 Portland Dorset England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PALMERSTON 11th February 1861 |
Date/Place of Birth | 1820 Lismore Waterford 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 Catherine Not yet known |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
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 Freshwater Bay Location 1074 12 acres and 4 roods |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | Daily News Saturday 21st June 1890 – page 3 |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th June 1890 Mt. Eliza Depot Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Michael Howard, 905, private, Location Manchester & Newcastle, England. WO12/2779 1851 Michael Howard, 905, private, location Wazirabad, Pakistan. WO12/2788 SROWA Cons 36 Volume 541 Folio 217 In 1881 Michael Howard requested to be admitted to the Mt Eliza Depot as he was half blind and feeble Staff Officer Armstrong recommended he be admitted but that did not happen until 1889. (SROWA cons 31) |