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89th Regiment Royal Irish Fusiliers
Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol Clasp
Turkish Crimea Medal
NameJEFFERS – 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/DurationNorth America – 10 months
Gibraltar – 8 months
Crimea – 4 months
Length of Service21 years 33 days
Rank/Date/Place of DischargePrivate / 27th May 1862 / Fermoy Barracks Ireland
Campaign MedalsCrimean War Medal with Sebastopol Clasp
Turkish Crimean Medal
Intended Residence at DischargeDublin Ireland
Pension Districts1862 Limerick
1865 2nd Dublin
1867 Tilbury Fort
1868 Western Australia paid to 30 September 1869
1869 Calcutta
Pension Paid8d per diem
Date of Departure Place
England or Ireland
12th October 1867 Portland England
Ship and Date of Arrival
Western Australia
HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868
Date/Place of Birthc1823 St George Dublin Dublin Ireland
Date/Place of BaptismNot yet known
Father
Date/Place of Birth
Not yet known
Mother
Date/Place of Birth
Marriage
Not yet known
SiblingsNot yet known
1st Wife
Date of Birth or Baptism
Not yet known
Date/Place of MarriageNot yet known
Children by 1st WifeNot yet known
Land Grants Western
Australia
None
Occupation after
Arrival
Not yet known
Newspaper ArticlesThe Herald Saturday 22 May 1869 page 3 assault
Departure from Western
Australia
1869 to Calcutta India
Date/Place of Death/BurialMay 1870 Calcutta India (possibly) from Apolexy
General Episcopal Burial Ground Chowringhee Calcutta India
Date/Place of Death/Burial –
Wife
Not yet known
Will or ProbateNone Located
Further InformationIn the British Army Worldwide indices for 1841, 1851 & 1861 he is stationed in Ireland.