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| Name | MEEHAN / MEECHAN – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 2nd Bengal Infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge Number 745 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th May 1839 / 20 years / Cork Ireland Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¼ in Fresh / Grey / Black / Wounded in knee in Delhi |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 20 years 11 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd August 1860 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Limerick 1861 2nd Liverpool 1862 Bermuda 1863-1865 Western Australia 1865-1871 Adelaide |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Limerick 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 | LYNCH Catherine Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1st April 1861 St. Mary’ Limerick Limerick Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B c1862 Liverpool Lancashire England M 1st HUNTER Edward1st December 1883 Canowie Belt Clare South Australia M 2nd FITZPATRICK Thomas9th August 1897 Norwood South Australia D 19th June 1914 Spalding Clare South Australia bur Jamestown Cemetery Catherine B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia D 1863 Fremantle Western Australia bur Catholic Section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia George B 1864 Fremantle Western Australia D 1864 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Observer 23rd March 1867 – page 4 The Express and Telegraph South Australia Tuesday 14th May 1867 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1865 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th January 1871 Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Embarked England 22nd July 1839 per “Duke of Lancaster” for India Embarked India 22nd August 1860 per “John Temperley” for England |