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| Name | SLAVEN / SLAVIN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 25th and 34th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | ? / 3731 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th January 1853 / 17 years / Armagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fair / Grey / Light Brown / Severely wounded in right hand by shell in storming of Redan |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 1 year 3 months |
| Length of Service | 2 years 183 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th July 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War medal with Alma Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dromore Tyrone Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Omagh 1862 Bermuda 1863-1916 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1874 Increased to 1/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1836 Dromore Tyrone 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 yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CARROLL Catherine c1836 Tyrone Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known Killskarrey Tyrone Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B c1858 Not yet known M WALSH John date not yet known D 13th January 1935 Kanowna Western Australia bur Kalgoorlie Cemetery Western Australia John B July 1861 Dromore Tyrone Ireland D 25th October 1862 at sea off the Downs bur Body sent ashore for burial James B 1862 Not yet known M CULLOTON Julia 1886 Greenough Western Australia D 9th October 1939 Murchison Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Mt. Magnet Cemetery Western Australia Rose Ann B 1864 Geraldton Western Australia M McGUINESS James Not yet known D 3rd January 1932 Geraldton Western Australia Bur Roman Cath Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia John B 1869 Greenough Western Australia M McGUINESS Agnes 1894 Greenough Western Australia D 7th May 1950 Geraldton Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Utakarra Cemetery Geraldton Western Australia William B 1872 Greenough Flats Western Australia D 16th August 1919 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CARROLL James Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | McCARRON Rose Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Greenough Lot G29 and G30 acreage both 10 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Geraldton Guardian 1st July 1915 – page 3 Geraldton Guardian 23rd December 1916 – page 2 Geraldton Guardian 30th December 1916 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st December 1916 Naraling Western Australia Eastern Road Cemetery Geraldton Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1st May 1905 Greenough Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Greenough Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
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