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Name | MURPHY – Patrick |
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Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 2nd Madras Light Infantry |
Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 641 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1842 /18 years/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 |
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 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 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. Age discrepancy in birth date: 49 years (WA BDM) and 43 years (Erickson) |