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| Name | SEERY / SEEREY / SHERRY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 6th 43rd and 10th Regiment 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2313 possibly / 2599 / 1878 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th December 1845 / 17 years / Croughmore Longford Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 2 years 1 month East India – 11 years 5 months New Zealand – 2 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 317 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 31st December 1867 / Netley Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | Kaffir War Medal Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Tashenny 3 miles from Ballymahon Longford Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1867 Athlone Longford 1873 Greenwich 1874-1898 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/0½d per diem for 6 years service in Enrolled Pensioner Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1828 Climbroney Granard Longford Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SEERY John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | TYNAN Mary Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SHAW Ellen c1846 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th February 1861 Madras India |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B c1863 Not yet known M JOHNSON Alice Maria 1891 Perth Western Australia D 20th July 1952 Belmont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Thomas Aloysius B c1866 Bangalore India M FENNELL Mary 1891 Perth Western Australia D 24th February 1913 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Mary B c1869 Not yet known M EDWARDS Henry 1900 Perth Western Australia Rose B c1872 Not yet known M MORTON Hugh Wilson 1903 Boulder Western Australia William Richard B c1873 Not yet known M 1st SWEENEY Cecilia 1897 Perth Western Australia M 2nd GARDNER Rose 1917 Perth Western Australia D 1st December 1952 North Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Ann Florence B c1875 Western Australia M JUPP Walter 1906 Geraldton Western Australia Frances B 1877 Perth Western Australia M DUNCUFF Albert M 1897 Western Australia Joseph B 1879 Perth Western Australia Margaret B 1881 Western Australia M DILLON William 1902 Kalgoorlie Western Australia D 5th July 1906 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Catherine B 1881 Western Australia Ellen Mary (Helen) B 1884 Perth Western Australia James Patrick B 1886 Perth 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 | Perth Lot V150 0.3.6 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Watchman Railway Department |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian 30th September 1898 Funeral Notice- page 4 The West Australian 30th September 1898 News and Notes – page 4 The West Australian 29th September 1899 Memoriam – page 4 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th September 1898 Stone Street West Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 28th May 1909 84 Stone Street West Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
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