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| Name | MACK – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 19th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3378 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th November 1854 / 20 years / Carlow Carlow Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5Ft 6 in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / Musket ball wound to left shoulder |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 1 year 49 days |
| Length of Service | 2 years 2 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th November 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with clasp for Sebastopol Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Kilkenny, Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Kilkenny 1866 Tilbury 1866 – 1894 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1878 increased to 1/1½d per diem for service to Enrolled Force- Increase suspended when re-entered Enrolled service 1881 increased to 1/2d per diem for further service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | Various birth year discrepancies on record: 1) WO97 page 1 Attestation Born 1834 (age 20) Kells, Killarney Ireland 2) Aged 30 on discharge from Army born 1826 (WO 97 page 4) 3) Aged 74 1894 at death making his year of birth 1821. |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 4th September 1821 St Michael’s, Limerick, Limerick |
| 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 | FOLEY Mary B November 1829 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 29th November 1856 Saint Canice Church Kilkenny Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Patrick B1857 Kilkenny Kilkenny Ireland Bp 5th September 1857 St Canice Kilkenny Ireland D Not yet known Catherine B 1859 Bp 11th January 1859 St Canice Kilkenny Kilkenny Ireland M 1884 MINORGAN Robert John Perth WA son of EPG Thomas Minorgan D 25th June 1927 Cottesloe Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Mary B 1st March 1861 Bp 3rd March 1861 St Canice Kilkenny Ireland Margaret B 12th December 1864 Bp 13th December 1863 St Canice Kilkenny Kilkenny Ireland M 1892 STAPLES George William Perth WA D 17th April 1936 North Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| 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 | 15th May 1881 granted Lot 146Y Perth of 2 roods and 28 perches between Aberdeen and John Streets West Perth Title Application 6th April 1881 Title 5/1107 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Temporary Assistant Warder Guard at Exhibition Building Bonded Store 1881 Assistant Gaoler 1884 Guard at Magazine 1885 |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News 8th October 1884 Inquest witness Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 6 November 1889 – page 5 Missing from Invalid Depot Daily News 15th August 1894 Funeral Notice West Australian 15th August 1899 Memorial Sunday Times (Perth) Sunday 26th June 1927 – page 2 Funeral Notice Catherine Minorgan West Australian Tuesday 21st April 1936 – page 7 Obituary Margaret Staples |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th August 1894 Perth Western Australia 16th August 1894 Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 3rd August 1876 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to being severely wounded in the left shoulder by a musket ball at the final attack on the Redan on 25th September 1855 13th August 1877 Michael Mack has erected his 2 roomed cottage to wall height and request the grant of £15 (Lot no 146Y) SROWA Cons 36 Vol 869 Folio 187 1880 Michael Mack is living at the Mt. Eliza barracks with 2 children. |