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| Name | MEER / MEERE – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 89th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1221 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14 June 1837 / 19 years / Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Swarthy / Hazel / Grey / “Cicatrix of wound on forefront of left leg” |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 2 years 2 months America – 5 years 10 months Gibraltar – 8 months Crimea – 1 year 5 months Gibraltar – 3 months Cape of Good Hope – 1 year East Indies – 2 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 274 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 18 July 1860 / Fermoy Cork Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal He believed he was in line for an Indian Mutiny medal as is indicated in a note attached to his WO97 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester Lancashire England |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Ennis 1863 Tilbury 1863-1890 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8½d per diem 18th January 1881 Increased to 1/1½d per diem for service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| 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 | June 1818 Kilnaboy near Corophin County Clare 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 6th April 1881 granted Location Y123 of 3 roods at corner of Hardinge and Fitzgerald Streets Perth Western Australia (Title Deed 1114) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Appointed as orderly to the Governor at Rottnest Island in 1882 and 1885 Previously he had already served as a guard at Rottnest in 1866 |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th June 1890 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | Martin O’DEA of Perth Military Pensioner was the beneficiary and executor of Patrick MEER’s Will. Copy available State Records Office of Western Australia (SRO Cons 3403/1890/0968) |
| Further Information | Patrick MEER of the 89th Regiment at age 61 was said to be “smart, active and sober” |