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| Name | MURPHY – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 2nd Madras Light Infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 641 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd July 1839 Clonmel Tipperary Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’5” Fresh/Grey/Brown/ |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 14 years 4 months 17th September 1839 to India per Mermaid 1856 returned to England ship unknown |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 6th August 1856 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Clonmel Tipperary Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Clonmel 1858 Tipperary 1861 Kilkenny 1861 Waterford 1864 Carlow 1866 Tilbury 1866 – 1873 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| 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 | c1824 Holy Cross Clonmel Tipperary 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 | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th June 1873 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to severe sprain to the left ankle Different records give conflicting information ie length of service, age and attestation. There were two deaths for Patrick Murphy registered in 1873 neither of which seems to relate to our Patrick, the actual date of death is found on WO23/23. |