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| Name | McMAHON – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 47th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2793 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th November 1852 / 19 years / Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fresh / Hazel / Red / Gun shot wound right shoulder |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta Turkey and Eastern Crimea – 1 year |
| Length of Service | 3 years 72 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th January 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma Inkermann and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856-1859 Limerick 1859-1922 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem 18th July 1875 Increased to 1/3d per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1833 Grain near Tipperary Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 31st August 1833 St Michael’s Limerick City Limerick Ireland (tentative) |
| 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 | CONNOR Johanna 1833 unknown location |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Bridget B 1858 Castleconnell Limerick Ireland bap 2nd November 1858 Castleconnell Killaloe Limerick Ireland M BONSER William James 30th July 1877 unknown location D 1st February 1936 Meckering Western Australia Patrick B 1860 (D 1860 aged 1 day) Fremantle Western Australia Patrick B 24th February 1861 Fremantle Western Australia M GIBSON Elizabeth unknown date and location D 19th October 1929 unknown location Ellen/Helena B 21st February 1863 Western Australia D 1863 aged 2 months) Perth Western Australia Mary Ann B 6th July 1864 Perth Western Australia M possibly to husband FRANCIT as per obituary Margaret B 7th July 1866 Perth Western Australia D prior to 1919 Elizabeth B 1871 Northam Western Australia D 18th April 1885 Northam 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 | Granted Northam Lot P43 of 9 acres 2 roods 30 perches |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail 27th November 1909 pages 26 and 43 Commemorative dinner and photo The West Australian 28th January 1922 – page 10 Obituary Northam Courier 29th September 1916 page 7 Northam Courier 16th May 1916 page 2 McMahon speech at Hugo Throssell reception Northam Courier 24th May 1918 page 2 Fire on property |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th January 1922 Meckering Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 26th October 1883 Northam Western Australia Northam Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | State Records Office of Western Australia (Cons 3403 / 1922 / 134) His assets were 3 blocks of land at Northam Suburban lots 41, 42, & 43 value £48, Cash in bank etc £35.11.6, Pension owing £6.17.0 Less Liabilities total £79.1.8. To His son Patrick McMahon railway employee he left P41 & P43 and also his war decorations (medals). To his daughter Brigid Bonser he left P44 and any monies he had in the bank at the time of his death. |
| Further Information | Discharge: Unfit for service due to contraction of left foot resulting from deep ulcer of calf of the leg –also from gunshot wound right shoulder received at Inkerman. In 1863 John McMahon, pensioner of Perth WA nominated his nephew John McMahon age 23, living at Cappamore, County Limerick as a government sponsored immigrant.The headstone in the Northam Cemetery reads: “Sacred to the memory of Johanna, the beloved wife of John McMahon who died 26 October 1883, aged 50 years. Also Elizabeth daughter of the above who died 18 April 1885 aged 14 years. Sleep mother dear, thy task is o’er, Those loving hands shall toil no more, No more those tender eyes shall weep, Sleep dearest mother, gently sleep. Also John, dearly beloved husband of the above, died 16 Jan 1923 (sic), aged 87 years. R.I.P.” Towards the end of his life John was made much of as a Crimean Veteran and as a result there are quite a few references to John McMahon, Crimea Veteran, in the Northam Courier especially during WW1. John was one of the last living Chelsea pensioner in Western Australia.John McMahon’s original medals are held in the Army Museum of Western Australia Artillery Barracks Burt Street Fremantle Western Australia 14th April 1875 application made to purchase Northam Lots 41 of 6 acres 32 perches and Northam Lot 44 of 7 acres @ £1 per acre |
