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| Name | McCAFFREY / McCAFFRY – Bernard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 50th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 914 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th December 1831 / 18 years / Enniskillen Fermanagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0 in Dark / Grey / Dark / Gunshot wound to finger of right hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 7 years 64 days East Indies – 5 years 144 days |
| Length of Service | 15 years 76 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22th June 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Gwalior Campaign Star 1843 Sutlej Campaign Medal 1845-6 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Enniskillen Fermanagh Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Enniskillen 1849 Manchester 2nd 1849 Enniskillen 1855 Plymouth 1856-1874 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1813 Derravolend Limerick Fermanagh 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 | COWAN (CURRAN) Ann B c1835 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | James B 1858 Fremantle Western Australia M McManus Margaret 28 April 1881 Perth WA D 26 January 1886 Adelaide South Australia Mary Ann Sarah bap 1861 (RC) Fremantle Born Manchester 1850 M BENSON Michael James 24th February 1886 Perth WA D 30 July 1934 Mt Lawley Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA Thomas B 1867 Perth Western Australia D 1868 aged 9 months Perth Western Australia |
| 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 | Shoemaker |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 13th September 1861 The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 3rd October 1862 Imprisoned for 4 months without hard labour for assault The Perth Gazette and Independent journal of politics and News 6 July 1866 page 2- 3 Bernard and Ann are witnesses at the murder trial of Mary Sheridan their neighbour The Express Monday 18th April 1870 page 3 Bernard McCaffry Letter to the Editor The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 29th December 1871 page 2 Assault on wife Ann The West Australian Saturday 4 August 1934 page 10 Obit Mary Ann Benson |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th December 1874 Fremantle Western Australia Fremantle Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1885 Western Australia Unknown burial |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Bernard McCaffry (sic) 914 50th Regt Private Location at sea Calcutta Present at the action of Punniar 29 December 1843 and Moodkie Discharge due to shot wound to a finger of the right hand previous to the march of the army from Moodkee to Ferozeshah Bernard McCaffrey received treatment for a furunculus (abcess) on board the William Hammond Sundry charges of drunkenness and assault. 23rd July 1884 Ann McCAFFREY (widow of Bernard) applied for poor relief |