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| Name | McGARVIE / McGARVEY – Bernard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 28th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 761 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th December 1830 / 18 years / Newry Down Ireland Groom |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 In Fresh / Dark Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 6 years 10 months East Indies – 5 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 363 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd June 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 1st Manchester 1854 Western Australia 1857 South Australia Passage money of £16/19/6 owing |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Muckeny Castleblaney 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas B 1835 at sea aboard the Blackwell enroute to Sydney D 17th June 1865 Manchester England |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McGUIRE Mary Ann Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Ist Quarter 1852 Chorton Lancashire England |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Agnes B 1852 3rd Qtr Chorton Lancashire England Catherine B 1854 Western Australia M WALKER Richard Henry 1875 Perth Western Australia Mary Ann B 1856 Guildford Perth Western Australia M RING William 1873 Western Australia son of EPG Mark Ring D 11th February 1935 Bassendean Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Observer Saturday 10th October 1857 page 4 Assault on Hugh Doran Western Mail Saturday 14th January 1888 page 21 Mary McGarvie The West Australian Wednesday 13th February 1935 page 1 Death Notice Mary Ann Ring |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1857 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1888 Moore Street Perth Western Australia 27th May 1888 East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Bernard McGarvie 761 28th Foot Location Sydney NSW 1851 As above Location Manchester England Line Break In the 1851 Census HO 107/2224 Bernard McGarvie, a widower, is a soldier of the 28th regiment at the Salford Barracks Manchester also listed is Thomas B McGarvie age 15 also a soldier at the barracks who was born at sea who is presumably his son Daughter Agnes aged 1 year 6 months received medical treatment for rubella on board the Sea Park In 1857 Bernard McGarvey was charged with assault on Hugh Doran, fined £2 or imprisonment for 1 calendar month. He pointed a 4 barrel revolver at him. Thomas was also a soldier of the 28th regiment. He served from 1849 to 1864 when he was discharged suffering from Phthisis with a pension of 6d per day. He served for 2 years 61 days in Malta, Turkey and Crimea earning himself a Crimean Medal with 3 clasps and a Turkish Crimea medal, he also served for 4 years 318 days in India. Thomas was a musician. He died on 17th June 1865 age 30. In 1872 there was an unclaimed letter addressed to Bernard McGarvie at Mudgee New South Wales |