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| Name | TIERNEY / TEARNEY- Matthew |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 57th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 954 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th November 1837 / 20 years / Walton Staffordshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Sallow / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 7 years 9 months Corfu – 1 year 6 months Crimea – 1 year 3 months |
| Length of Service | 22 Years 167 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th June 1860 / Cork Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea with Inkermann and Sebastopol Clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Baggot Street Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 1st Cork 1861 2nd Manchester 1862 Tilbury 1862-1876 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½ per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1817 St. Mark’s Dublin 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 30th September 1876 – page 3 – Mathew TEARNEY attempted suicide The Western Australian Times Friday 27th October 1876 – page 2 – death Mathew TEARNEY |
| Departure from Western Australia | None known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st October 1876 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index shows Matthew with 57th at Fort St. George and Trichinopoly India 1851 British Army World Wide Index shows Matthew with 57th at Dublin Ireland |