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| Name | MAGUIRE / McGUIRE – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 8th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1996 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6 June 1842 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fresh / Grey / Fair / Gunshot wound left hip |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 12 years 259 days |
| Length of Service | 17 years 163 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th November 1859 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Delhi clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Chatham Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1859 Ipswich 1860 2nd West London 1863 Tilbury 1864-1872 Western Australia 1873 Manchester 1874 Newry 1875 Liverpool |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 23rd September 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD DALHOUSIE 28th December 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1824 Enniskeen (near Kells) Cavan 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 | BRYAN Mary Ann (Tentative) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 29th April 1861 St. Martin-in–the- Fields (City of Westminster Archives page 418) (Tentative) |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| 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 | 1868 in Police Force |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 8th January 1868 – page 3 – see below in Further Information |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Reason for Discharge – Received a gunshot wound of left hip at the storming of Delhi on 14 September 1857. The ball fractured the cusp of the ilium and lodged occasioning permanent lameness which renders him unfit for further military service, 1851 British Army World Wide Index – Location: Deesa (Camp) India UK Census 1861 RG 09/57/101/12 St. Martin-in-the-Fields, West Minster, London MDX 2 New Exchange Court Patrick Maguire (Magloire) unmarried, 33, Chelsea Pensioner, born Ireland. There were quite a lot of Chelsea and Greenwich pensioners living at this address. (This makes his D of B 1828) 1868 A Patrick MAGUIRE, pensioner from Bunbury was a witness in a case against Joseph Smith for stealing 2 bottles of rum. He said he had been in the police force and was discharged after a few days service. |
