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| Name | McKAY – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 25th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1297 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st April 1839 / 17 years 3 months / Edinburgh Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 2 years 4 months East Indies – 12 years 10 months Gibraltar – 3 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 47 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / No date or place given Approved 5th March 1861 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Edinburgh Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 1st Edinburgh 1865 Tilbury 1865-1876 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1822 St. Mary’s Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland |
| 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 yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 3rd January 1876 Western Australia (WO23) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Stationed Cape Town 1851 Stationed Bangalore 1861 Stationed Gibraltar Discharge at own request after 21 years service George McKay’s place of death is not specified and he does not appear in the registrar’s records for WA bur he does not appear to have left Western Australia. |