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| Name | ROONEY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 29th 47th and 81st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 448 29th Regt – 1058 – 81st Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th December 1826 / 18 years / Glasgow Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Brown / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 3 years 10 months West Indies – 2 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 15 years 246 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th October 1842 / Fort Pitt |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland (Admission Book WO23/14) Athy Kildare (WO97) |
| Pension Districts | 1842 2nd Dublin 1846 Ballymena 1853-1855 Western Australia 1855-1863 Van Dieman’s Land 1863-1876 New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Kildare Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known (R.C.) |
| 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 |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston Tasmania) Wednesday 4th March 1863 page 4 Passenger list Alma for Invercargill |
| Departure from Western Australia | Circa 1855 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th May 1876 Invercargill New Zealand Buried Invercargill Eastern Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 John Rooney 1058 Private 81st Regt location Trinidad Discharge due to chronic catarrh and defective vision John Rooney gave evidence at the inquiry into the behaviour of Charles Tranailles aboard the Dudbrook John Mooney departed Tasmania for Invercargill NZ per the schooner Alma March 1863 |