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| Name | REARDON – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 67th 65th and 1st Regiment |
| Regiment No (s) | 2444 / 2985 / 3287 |
| Date/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th July 1844 /22 years/ Westminster Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11¾ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service | Gibraltar 3 years 55 days Turkey and Crimea 2 years 61 days East Indies 6 years 350 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 24 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 10th October 1865 / Camp Colchester Essex England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma, Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimean War Medal |
| Residence at Discharge | London England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 1st North London 1865 1st Glasgow 1867 1st Liverpool 1867 Newcastle on Tyne 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 – 1869 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1 shilling 1 penny and 1 halfpenny per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place UK or Ireland | 12th October 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1822 St Mary’s Cork Cork 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 known |
| 1st Wife | Not Married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | |
| Children by 1st Wife | |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 9th August 1869 Fremantle Western Australia (WO 23/56 said 10th August) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial – Wife | Not Applicable |
| Will or Probate | None Located |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index: 1851 Michael Reardon 2444 Corporal Depot 67th Foot, location Isle of Wight 1861 Michl. Reardon 2985/3287 Corporal 1st Bn 1st Foot location Trimulgherry, East Indies Discharge: At own quest with pension after 21years’ service In the 1851 Census Corporal Michael Reardon, age 27, born Cork was a patient at the Garrison Hospital Gillingham, Kent, England. He had £46/10/2 ½ due to him at the time of his decease. (See WO22/56 1865-1875) |