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| Name | McGEE – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 89th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1140 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd April 1837 / 18 years / Limerick Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 2 years 4 months North America – 5 years 10 months Gibraltar – 7 months Crimea – 3 months |
| Length of Service | 18 years 197 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 5th May 1857 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal Crimean Turkish Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bayswater Paddington London England |
| Pension Districts | 1857 2nd West London 1858-1876 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th March 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD RAGLAN 1st June 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1819 St Mary’s Limerick Limerick 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th May 1876 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to a delicate constitution and Chronic diarrhoea British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 1140 James McGee location West Indies and Canada 1851 1140 James McGee location Dublin In 1864 James McGee of the Perth Pensioner Force donated 2/- to the Greenough Flats appeal. 19th November 1866 James McGee, pensioner was charged with entering the house of and using abusive language to Mr. J. Robson, sentenced to 3 days imprisonment for contempt of court. 19 November 1866. Mr J. Robson charged JAMES McGEE, pensioner with entering his house and using abusive and threatening language to him on the 18th inst. Fined 10/- JAMES McGEE, pensioner, sentenced by C. Symonds RM to 3 days imprisonment for contempt of court on the 19th inst. |