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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 / 27th 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 | 12th October 1867 Portland England |
| 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 | In the British Army Worldwide indices for 1841, 1851 & 1861 he is stationed in Ireland. |
