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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 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:
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| Date/Place of Baptism | 4th September 1821 St Michael’s, Limerick, Limerick |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | MACK Francis |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UKNOWN Julia |
| 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 | FOLEY John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | CUTTER John |
| 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. |
