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| Name | JEFFERS – Charles |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 89th Regiment |
| Regiment No (s) | 1491 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th April 1839 / 16 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¾ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / slightly pock marked / both little toes slightly contracted |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 10 months Gibraltar – 8 months Crimea – 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 33 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 5th May 1862 / Fermoy Barracks Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol Clasp Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1862 Limerick 1865 2nd Dublin 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 Western Australia paid to 30 September 1869 1869 Calcutta |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure Place England or Ireland | May 1870 Calcutta India (possibly) from Apolexy 8th May 1870 General Episcopal Burial Ground Chowringhee Calcutta India |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 St George Dublin Dublin 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 22 May 1869 page 3 assault |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1869 to Calcutta India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | May 1870 Calcutta India (possibly) from Apolexy General Episcopal Burial Ground Chowringhee Calcutta India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial – Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None Located |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index: 1841 Charles Jeffers 1491 Private 89th Foot location Depot Clonmel and Carrick on Suir 1851 Charles Jeffers 1491 Private 89th Foot location Dublin 1861 Charles Jeffers 1491 Private 89th Foot location Fermoy Discharge: Completed 21 years’ service |