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| Name | McCAULEY – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 18th and 52nd Regiments |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1148 – 18th Regiment 146 – 52nd Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd February 1839 / 17 years / Castlederg Tyrone Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | China – 7 years 5 months East Indies – 9 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 37 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th February 1861 / England Chatham |
| Campaign Medals | Medal for China 1842 Burma and clasp for Pegu 1853-54 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Chatham England |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Chatham 1862 Tilbury 1862-1869 Western Australia 1869 Bengal India 1871 Ceylon 1871 Madras India |
| Pension Paid | 8d per day |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1822 Screen Seaforth Sligo 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 yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not known – pension paid Calcutta 1st October 1869 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known / possibly India after 1875 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index shows James with the 18th at Hong Kong and Canton 1851 British Army World Wide Index shows James with the 18th at Fort William Calcutta India. Discharge: At own request, free, with pension after 21 years’ service. Wounded in right shoulder at Canton. A James McCurley pensioner died 28 January 1878 age 45 from intemperate habits and starvation. He was buried 29th January 1878 at the Secunderabad Cemetery, Madras |