Gallagher, Peter
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | Peter GALLAGHER |
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| Birth date and place | 18 Dec 1833 Ardrahan, Gort, Galway, Ireland. |
| Baptism date and place | |
| Civil Census Residences | |
| Occupations pre-WA | Labourer. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 6½ ins. Complexion: sallow. Eyes: blue. Hair: dark brown. |
| Marriage date and place | 1 Jan 1859 Fremantle, Western Australia. |
| Spouse | Maria TAYLOR. |
| Children | No children. |
| Death date and place | 24 May 1871 Fremantle, Western Australia. |
| Burial date and place | 25 May 1871 Skinner Street Cemetery (RC), Fremantle, Western Australia (headstone at Carrington Street Cemetery). |
| Will and Probate | Will: 30 Nov 1869. Probate: 28 Dec 1872, Supreme Court of Western Australia. [Cons 3403-1872-425]. |
| Death Notices and Obituaries | |
| ARMED FORCES | |
| Regiment(s) | 3rd (East Kent, The Buffs) Regiment. |
| Regiment No. and Rank | #2811 Private. |
| Attestation date and place | 18 Aug 1851 Escrick Park, Yorkshire. |
| Service/Campaigns | Malta 6 months. Greece 6 months. Crimea 5 months. |
| Musters | |
| Promotions | Private to Corporal 1 Jul 1854. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal. Turkish Crimea Medal. |
| Casualty/Medical | Casualty Roll: Severe Wound. Minor actions at Sebastopol. 25 August 1855. Disabled by loss by amputation of nearly the whole of the ring finger and the 2 last phalanges of little finger of left hand after wound by a fragment of shell received on 25th August [1855] in the advanced trench. The same fragment of shell also fractured the fore and middle fingers and produced a lacerated wound of the back of the hand. Unfit for further service. |
| Regimental Courts Martial | None. |
| District Courts Martial | None. |
| General Courts Martial | None. |
| Discharge date and place | 15 Jan 1856 Chatham. |
| Length of Service | 4 years 29 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97/1391/76. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Not stated. |
| Post Discharge Pension District | Halifax (1856). Ennis (1857). |
| Pension Amount | 1/- per diem. Patriotic Fund. |
| ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Edwin Fox. |
| Departure and Arrival | 26 Aug 1858 Plymouth; 20 Nov 1858 Fremantle. |
| Status/Occupation | Enrolled Pensioner Force. |
| Land Grant/Purchase | 1861 Cockburn Sound Loc. 127, 6 acres [M S James & Erickson]. |
| Subscriptions | Greenough Fire Fund 1864. |
| Misc. Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 29 Jan 1864. |
| Departure from WA | Not applicable. |