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| Name | McENTEE – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 49th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2110 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st January 1843 / 19 years / Monaghan Ireland Farmer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Hazel / Sandy / Gunshot injury left thigh and buttock |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu Ionian Islands and Crimea – unknown years |
| Length of Service | 11 years 167 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 5th July 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma Inkermann and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Monaghan 1862 Armagh 1862-1866 Western Australia 1866-1888 Adelaide South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem 11th November 1862 Applied for Royal Bounty increase of 6d in addition to pension – Pension increased to 1/0 per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1824 Tydavnet Ballinode Monaghan 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 | CONNOLLY Mary c1841/2 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 1861 Ireland D 21st June 1862 Fremantle Western Australia Patrick (Patrick Joseph when married) B 1863 Perth Western Australia M BURT Margaret 29th April 1888 North Adelaide South Australia D 24th September 1938 North Adelaide South Australia James B 30th May 1865 Perth Western Australia D 9th July 1867 Yankalilla South Australia John Francis B 20th August 1867 Yankalilla South Australia D 24th July 1902 White Feather Western Australia Bur Kanowna Cemetery James Stephen B 28th December 1869 Yankalilla South Australia M 1) GILCHENAN Rose Agnes 30th October 1894 North Adelaide South Australia M 2) SLATTERY Johanna 3rd September 1918 Brighton South Australia D 5th November 1936 Glenelg South Australia Barnard/Bernard Edward B 15th September 1872 Yankalilla South Australia M NEAGLE Margaret 8th September 1903 Port Pirie South Australia D 18th January 1911 Solomontown South Australia bur 19th January 1911 Port Pirie Cemetery South Australia Annie Gertrude B 26th January 1877 Yankalilla South Australia M McMAHON Thomas Patrick 13th April 1904 Glenelg South Australia D 19th March 1946 Glenelg South Australia Charles B 13th November 1879 District of Clare South Australia D 17th August 1880 Port Pirie South Australia bur 18th August 1880 Port Pirie Cemetery Paul B 8th June 1881 Solomontown South Australia M LEWSEY Elizabeth Adelaide 30th August 1910 Adelaide SA D 25th December 1941 Kent Town Adelaide South Australia Theodore B 19th October 1886 Port Pirie South Australia M MORONY Mary 8th July 1913 North Adelaide South Australia D 13th January 1948 Adelaide South 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 | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Evening Journal (Adelaide SA) Saturday 29th September 1888 page 5 Suicide of an Old Soldier Kalgoorlie Miner Friday 25th July 1902 page 4 Funeral Notice John Francis McEntee Evening Journal Wednesday 27th December 1905 page 1 Death notice Mary McEntee Observer (Adelaide SA) Saturday 28th January 1911 Obituary Bernard McEntee page 37 Southern Cross (Adelaide SA) Friday 18th December 1936 page 24 Obituary for James McEntee The Advertiser Saturday 27th December 1941 page 8 Accidental death Paul McEntee The Advertiser Tuesday 13th January 1948 page 1 And 14th page 1 Accidental death Theodore McEntee |
| Departure from Western Australia | Departed Western Australia for South Australia by unknown ship prior to April 1866 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 28th September 1888 Port Pirie South Australia (suicide by drowning) Port Pirie Cemetery South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 26th December 1905 Glenelg South Australia (residence Port Pirie) West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | Estate of James McEntee Probate dated 25th October 1893 Registry Supreme Court of South Australia (Reference # 1242) |
| Further Information | Additional information available on family’s property at Yankalilla (near Port Pirie) South Australia Discharge due to lameness the result of a gunshot wound to the upper end of the left thigh at the battle of Inkermann 5th November 1854. 2nd May 1878 purchased land in South Australia Part Lot 38 Port Pirie (Title CT 213/53) |