McCAUGHRAN – William HEIC 2nd Battalion Bombay

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Honourable East India Company – Painting of Battle of Ferozeshah 1845

Name	McCAUGHRAN – William
Regiment (s)	Honourable East India Company – Bombay Artillery 2 Battalion
Regiment Number (s)	Discharge No. 519
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	17th June 1828 / 20 years / Manchester England White Smith
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 7 in Sallow / Brown / Brown / None
Overseas Service/Duration	HEIC To India 6 January 1829 per Buckinghamshire From India June 1850 per Abourkir
Length of Service	21 years 7 months
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	26th June 1850 / Gunner / Not yet known
Campaign Medals	Not yet known
Intended Residence at Discharge	Liverpool England
Pension Districts	1850 Liverpool 1850 Ballymena 1853-1868 Western Australia
Pension Paid	1/0 d per diem
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	26th April 1853 London England via Cork and Rio de Janeiro
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	ROBERT SMALL 18th August 1853
Date/Place of Birth	c1808 / Bellchanger Antrim Ireland ( Bellehanger ?)
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
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	Not yet known
Date/Place of Marriage	Not yet known
Children by 1^st Wife	Not yet known
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	Not applicable
Occupation after Arrival	30th September 1856 part of the guard at Rottnest
Newspaper Articles	Not yet known
Departure from Western Australia	Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	19th September 1863 Albany Western Australia Not yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	Not yet known
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	Discharge: At own request –time served