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| Name | PEACOCK – Gough / George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 40th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1119 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th January 1839 / 20 years / Limerick Limerick Ireland Chandler |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Grey / Light brown / grapeshot wound in right shoulder |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Scinde Afghanistan – 3 years 4 months India – 1 year 3 months Australian Co;lonies – 6 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 19 years 354 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th May 1859 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Candahar Ghuznee Cabool Medal 1842 Bronze Star for Maharajpore 29th December 1843 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1859 Limerick (transferred to Tilbury Fort) 1861-1867 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/2d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 10th November 1860 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PALMERSTON 11th February 1861 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1819 St John’s Limerick Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | PEACOCK Gough |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McCARTHY Mary Anne B 1831 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 28th January 1860 Limerick Limerick Ireland (George Goff Peacock married Mary Anne McCarthy) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Johanna B Fremantle 18th May 1861 Western Australia D 19th May 1861Western Australia bur 19th May 1861 St Patrick’s Cemetery Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia Thomas James B 1st July 1862 Fremantle Western Australia D 20th December 1862 Western Australia William Gough B 22nd March 1864 Perth Western Australia D 1869 Western Australia bur 29th September 1869 St Patrick’s Cemetery Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia Elizabeth B 2nd October 1865 Perth Western Australia D 1866 Western Australia (Father Coff) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | McCARTHY Timothy |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Eliza (tentative) Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | TEAPLER James – 37th Regiment arrived “HOUGOUMONT” 1868 B c1825 Tullamore Kings Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1868 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian Thursday 9th May 1889 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th November 1867 Perth Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1889 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Wounded in right shoulder by grapeshot at the battle of Maharajpore 29 December 1843 – ball not extracted until 9 April 1859 at hospital Fort Pitt. Resulted in impaired use of right shoulder. British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Peacock, George (sic) Private, 40th Foot, location India, Quettah, Bombay WO12/5352 1851 Peacock, Gough, 1119, Private 40th foot, location Cork, Ireland WO12/5361 |