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| Name | LYONS – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal 3rd Battalion Foot Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 189 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th February 1847 / 22 years / Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / Amputated thumb |
| Overseas Service/Duration | 27th May 1847 to India per Samuel Boddington Unknown from India to England |
| Length of Service | 9 years 154 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private Gunner)/ July 1857 / Place not stated |
| Campaign Medals | None known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Emly Clonmel Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1857-1862 Clonmel 1862- August 1867 Western Australia September 1867-1877 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 1819-1825 Emly Tipperary 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 | UNKNOWN Bridget |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1843 Church Marriage County Tipperary |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer Western Australia 4th September 1867 South Australia Chronicle 21st September 1867 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 31st August 1867 departed with wife for South Australia per “Emily Smith” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Possibly 30th January 1915 (age 84) Eastwood Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to amputation of thumb Patrick and Bridget Lyons were the sponsors for the baptism of Philip Farrelly (aka Tully) the son of fellow Guard Bryan Tully and Mary Anne Farrelly Perth WA 1863. |