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| Name | KELLY – Bernard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 34th and 25th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3746 / 1127 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1) c1846 for service in 34th Regiment / 18 years/ not yet known) 2) 18th June 1860 in 25th Regiment / 32 years 10 months / Aldershot, Hampshire, England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½in Fresh / Grey / Black – grey in parts / Right leg wound/scar – indistinguishable |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu – 5 months East Indies – 2 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 16 years 200 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Lance Corporal / 2nd June 1863 / Edinburgh Scotland |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cavan Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1863 1st East London 1864 Cavan, Ireland |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem 1881 increased to 1/3 per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1828 Aughnamullen Castleblaney Monaghan Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | KELLY James (LDS Film 101354) Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McCLELLAND Jane 1832 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 7th February 1854 Cavan Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Robert James1860 b according to his Obituary in “The Old Country” (Ireland) M Not yet known D 11 October 1920 Wagin, Western Australia Frederick Louis B 25th April 1865 Cavan Ireland M MENTON Bridget 8th February 1886 Perth Western Australia D 12th June 1938 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia William Joseph B 1868 Fremantle Western Australia M Not yet known D 15th March 1919 Maylands Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Margaret Jane B 8th November 1870 Perth Western Australia M DAVEY Thomas George 1896 Perth Western Australia D 21st February 1950 Mt Lawley Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | McCLELLAND Robert |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 06 Jul 1870 (Purchase) Perth Town Lot 714 £6 03 Jan 1872 (Purchase) Perth Town Lot E55 £6 15 May 1881 (Grant) Perth Town Lot E57 Certificate of Title Vol.VII Folio 369 Lots 1, 2 & 3. Cons 3403-1900-096 Will |
| Occupation after Arrival | Messenger Lands & Survey Dept Caterer Legislative Council |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Saturday 22 September 1900, Obituary Bernard Kelly West Australian 19 Jun 1913, Jane Kelly Funeral Southern Argus and Wagin-Arthur Express Saturday 16 October 1920, Obituary Robert James Kelly |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th September 1900 Bronte Street East Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 17th June 1913 East Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Available in Western Australian State Records Office [SRO Cons 3403-1900-096] |
| Further Information | 1861 Muster & Pay List or Census Aldershot, Hampshire [WO12-4234] Discharge: Patient suffers from a varicose condition of veins of leg incapacitating him from the active duties of a soldier, but not such as to prevent him making a livelihood. Received 3 Good Conduct Badges. 10th December 1874 requested payment of £15 for his cottage at Perth town lot E57 1880 Living in the Mt Eliza barracks with 3 sons and 1 daughter (wives not listed) 7th November guard at the Exhibition Building Perth Attended the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1897 |