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| Name | KELLY – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 4th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1426 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th October 1838 / 20 years / Dublin Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fair / Grey / Brown / “Scar above left outer ankle Spermatic chord slightly tortuous” |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 11 years 4 months. Turkey and Crimea – 2 years 4 months. Mauritius – 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 240 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 7th August 1860 / No place given Inquiry Chichester England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma, Inkermann and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 1st Dublin 1863 Tilbury 1863 – January 1864 Western Australia 1864-1880 Madras (Fort St George) |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 St Mary’s 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian 4th August 1864 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 28th January 1864 departed per “Strathmore” from Fremantle for Madras |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th January 1880 Madras India Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Edward Kelly 1426 Private 4th Foot location Bellary Madras 1851 as above location Devonport Discharge at own request 1851 Census HO107/1882/208/9 Granby Barracks Stoke Demerel Devonport Devon England Edward Kelly is a single man age 32 a soldier with the 4th regiment born St. Mary’s Dublin Ireland Edward Kelly died from dropsy |