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| Name | McCORRY – Richard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 38th Regiment (2 periods of service) |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1953 and 267 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1) 16th February 1840 / 18 years / Lurgan Ireland 2) 10 Nov 1857 Belfast Ireland (re-engaged) Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Hazel / Dark brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | 1840 – Ionian Islands – 2 years 7 months (includes Corfu) 1843 – Gibraltar – 2 years 7 months 1846 West Indies – 2 years 3 months (includes Jamaica) 1848 Nova Scotia – 3 years 4 months (includes Halifax) 1854 – Turkey – 5 months (includes serving at Gallipoli and Varna) 1855 – Crimea – 1 year 9 months 1858 – India – 3 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 202 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | 1st period of service: 6th September 1856 Aldershot 2nd period of service: 4th November 1862 Colchester |
| Campaign Medals | Distinguished Conduct Medal Crimea War medal with clasps for Alma Inkerman and Sebastopol Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 1856 Lurgan Antrim Ireland 1862 Cromlin Belfast |
| Pension Districts | 1862 – 1865 Ballymena 1866-1875 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | August 1822 Aghagallon Lurgan Antrim |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | DALE Margaret 1800 Unmarried |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FENNELL Mary March 1830 Canada |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 9th September 1850 Halifax Nova Scotia Canada |
| Children by 1st Wife | Richard William B 24th October 1851 Winchester Hampshire England Enlists British Army in Singapore 7 May 1874, discharged 29 May 1888 Hong Kong Possible death of a Richard McCorry in Liverpool England 3rd Quarter 1888 b C1854 Margaret Ann B 7th December 1853 Medway Kent England M O’HARA Joseph 17th April 1876 Northam Western Australia D 6th May 1926 Northam Western Australia bur 8th May 1926 Northam Western Australia Mary Elizabeth B 7th August 1861 Berhampore Bengal India M SAMWAYS Samuel Henry 1889 Northam Western Australia D 7th June 1942 Inglewood Perth Western Australia bur June 1942 Karrakatta Cemetery (Anglican) Catharine B 8th April 1864 Crumlin Antrim Ireland M LEE Alfred Frederick 1892 Northam Western Australia D 20th May 1915 Perth Western Australia bur May 1915 Karrakatta Cemetery (RC) Theresa B 15th April 1866 (therefore on Belgravia) Baptised 6th August 1866 St Patrick’s Fremantle Western Australia M SMITH William Sydney 1889 Kimberley Western Australia D 18th April 1949 Northam Western Australia bur 20th April 1949 Northam Cemetery (RC) John B 1868/69 D 6th March 1896 Shamrock Hotel Northam Western Australia bur 7th March 1896 Northam Cemetery (Headstone) Alma Constantine B 9th June 1871 M DURNIN (and variants) Elizabeth 1894 Northam Western Australia D 22nd October 1950 Nungarin Western Australia bur 23rd October 1950 Nungarin Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | FENNELL William Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SHEA Catharine Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 18th September 1877 purchased Northam Locations 33 & 34 of 8.5 acres @ £1 acre |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 8th May 1867 page 2 Richard Corry (sic) Jnr The West Australian Times Friday 14th August 1874 page 2 Margaret Ann Eastern Districts Chronicle (York WA) Saturday 16th August 1879 page 2 Kate Western Mail 17 Dec 1888 West Australian 18 Dec 1888 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th December 1888 Northam (Headstone) bur December 1888 Northam Cemetery (Anglican) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1st September 1904 Western Australia bur September Northam Cemetery (Headstone) |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Letters of Administration Cons 3458 1898/051 see Will of Richard McCorry |
| Further Information | 1841 Muster & Pay List Zante, Ionian Islands [WO2-5206] 1851 Muster & Pay List Halifax, Nova Scotia [WO12-5215] 1861 Muster & Pay List Dinapore, East Indies [WO12/5225] Discharge: General character being very good, he is in possession of 5 good conduct badges, also Crimean and Turkish medals with clasps for Alma, Inkerman and Sevastopol; and the medal for distinguished conduct in the field. Obituary: He was also entitled to a medal for Lucknow but after arriving in Australia never bothered to apply for it. From the report of son Richard Corry (sic) being charged with stealing in 1867 he must have come to WA with his parents and travelled from WA to Singapore to enlist |