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| Name | TRACEY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 18th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3232 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd September 1854 / 19 years / Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Freckled / Hazel / Black / Amputation of fore and middle fingers |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 1 year 45 days |
| Length of Service | 1 year 122 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 1st January 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Fermoy Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Fermoy 1859 1st Cork 1862-1893 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 12th May 1874 Increased to 1/1½d for service to Enrolled Force in Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1835 Mallow Cork 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 | ROACH / ROACHE Ann / Anne c1836 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 13th February 1858 Fermoy Cork Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Johannah / Joanna Agnes bap 26th January 1859 Fermoy Cork Ireland M DOUGLAS William 1885 Perth Western Australia D 9th September 1885 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Catherine bap 19th May 1861 Fermoy Cork Ireland D 1863 Western Australia Mary Ann B 4th November 1863 D 8th June 1889 Geraldton Western Australia bur Old Geraldton Midwest Cemetery Western Australia David B 31st July 1866 Geraldton WA D 8th August 1911 Onslow hospital Western Australia Bur 9th Ausgust 1911 Onslow Cemetery Bridget / Brigid 13th January 1869 Geraldton Western Australia D 24th May 1886 Geraldton Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia John B 22nd December 1871 Geraldton Western Australia D 18th January 1892 Geraldton Western Australia bur Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia Thomas Francis B 3rd December 1873 Geraldton Western Australia D 15th December 1898 Brunswick Western Australia Agnes B 29th July 1876 Geraldton Western Australia D 20th March 1886 Geraldton Western Australia bur Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia Helena May B 1879 Geraldton Western Australia D 7th June1897 Geraldton Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton 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 | 1871 Granted G44 Greenough Flats (Bootenal) Out Station |
| Occupation after Arrival | Appointed Temporary Assistant Warder Champion Bay 1874-1878 resigned Appointed Warder Geraldton Gaol 1879-1893 |
| Newspaper Articles | Articles relating to John Tracey’s death: Daily News 20th November 1893. Southern Times 21st November 1893. Inquirer & Commercial News 24th November 1893. Victorian Express 24th November 1893 West Australian 28th November 1893 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th November 1893 Geraldton Hospital Geraldton Western Australia 19th November 1893 Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 19th July 1888 Geraldton Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Further land purchases made in Geraldton Town and at Greenough Discharge due to the loss by amputation of the fore and middle fingers. He ws severely wounded by a shell fragment in the trenches 13th July 1855. John Tracey wrote to the Governor after being hospitalised on 11th May 1893 requesting that he be paid a reasonable amount to live on once he was discharged. He was entitled to superannuation of £21/13/4 per annum. After much debate he was awarded a retirement allowance of £21/14/10 worked out as due for 13 years’ service –only the last 13 years of service was taken into account. SROWA Cons 527/1893/1520 The large number of early deaths in John Tracey’s family was attributed to consumption. John was buried with military honours as a member of the Volunteers David died in Onslow Hospital 8th August 1911 without a wife of next-og-kin. His personal estate was worth £23/8/0 Cons 5790/1911/191 |