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| Name | McGRATH – Denis |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 47th and 57th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2536 / 2519 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th May 1849 / 17 years / Cork Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9.1/3 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu – 1 year 6 months Crimea – 6 months Malta – 1 year 1 month Crimea – 3 months Malta – 2 years East Indies – 2 years 7 months New Zealand – 6 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 29 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th June 1872 / Kinsale Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean Medal with Balaklava Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps Turkish War Medal New Zealand Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Liverpool England |
| Pension Districts | 1872 1st Cork 1873 Greenwich 1874-1881 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem Increased 1/2d per diem date unknown |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1832 North Cork Cork Ireland Not yet known |
| 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 | 1881 to New Zealand |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Denis McGrath 2536 Private 47th Foot Depot location Buttevant and Waterford 1861 Denis McGrath 2519 Private 57th Foot location New Plymouth New Zealand 1871 Denis McGrath 2519 Private 57th Foot location Fort Tregantle Ireland Discharge at own request having served 21 years November 1889 Denis McGrath was on the Nominal Roll for the Enrolled Guard. Appointed but resigned 11th January 1881 D. McGrath departed King George’s Sound on the Rob Roy for Melbourne 25th January 1881 A Denis McGrath died New Zealand 1902 age 65 (born 1837) |