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| Name | McMAHON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 41st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2445 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th May 1848 / 21 years / Buttevant Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fresh / Blue / Sandy / Grape shot wound on left arm |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ionian Islands – 1 year 11 months Malta – 1 year 1 month Turkey – 5 months Crimea – 1 year 2 months |
| Length of Service | 8 years 186 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 18th November 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Rhineana (near Newmarket-on-Fergus) County Clare Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Birmingham 1857 Ennis 1862-1864 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d 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 | 1827 Renamia (Rhineana) New Market Clare 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 29th January 1864 (Greenough Fire Fund) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th July 1864 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 John McMahon 2445 Corporal 41st Foot location Cork Ireland and at sea 8 September 1855 severely wounded at the final attack on the Redan Discharge due to a gunshot wound to the upper left arm shattering the bone received in action 8th September 1855. Very little use of the arm. |