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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 Turkish Crimean Medal |
| 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 Discharge: At own request having completed service. |