Ireland, Richard
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PERSONAL DETAILS | Richard IRELAND |
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Birth date and place | 16 Apr 1818 Paradise, Painswick, Stroudwater, Gloucestershire, England. |
Baptism date and place | St Mary’s Parish Church, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. |
Civil Census Residences England, Wales & Scotland | |
Occupations pre-WA | Labourer. |
Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 6 ins. Complexion: dark. Eyes: hazel. Hair: dark brown. |
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Death date and place | 24 Sep 1888 Perth, Western Australia. |
Burial date and place | 25 Sep 1888, East Perth Cemetery, Western Australia. Church of England Section. |
Will and Probate | Order to Administer Estate and Effects. Probate in the Supreme Court of Victoria. [File No. 45/352. VPRS 28/PO Unit 568 & VPRS 28/P2 Unit 309]. Notice to Creditors 10 Oct to 25 Sep 1888. |
Death Notices and Obituaries | Inquirer & Commercial News 26 Sep 1888. |
ARMED FORCES | |
Regiment(s) | 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment. |
Regiment No. and Rank | #1407 Private. |
Attestation date and place | 2 Aug 1839 Gloucester, Gloucestershire. |
Service/Campaigns | The East Indies 7 years 7 months. The Crimea 1 year 10 months. Halifax, Nova Scotia 3 years 11 months. |
Musters | 1841 Moulmein, East Indies [WO12-7273]. |
Promotions & Reductions | Private to Corporal 17 Mar 1848. Corporal to Private 5 Jun 1848. Private to Corporal 1 Nov 1857. |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasps Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol. Turkish Crimea Medal. Four Good Conduct Badges. |
Casualty/Medical | Suffers from Chronic Rheumatism, the result of long service in various climates and not aggravated by vice or intemperance. Unfit for further service. |
Regimental Courts Martial | Once entered in the Regimental Defaulters Book. |
District Courts Martial | Imprisoned 25 May to 4 Jun 1848. Offence unknown. |
General Courts Martial | None. |
Discharge date and place | 14 Aug 1860 Chatham. |
Length of Service | 21 years 4 days. |
Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97/1581/195. |
Post Discharge Residence | Bristol, England. |
Post Discharge Pension District | Bristol 1860. 2nd Manchester 1860. |
Pension Amount | 1/1½d. per diem. Increased to 1/6d. per diem 4 Jun 1878 for service EPF. |
ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
Ship | Clyde. |
Departure and Arrival | 15 Mar 1863 Plymouth; 29 May 1863 Fremantle. |
Status/Occupation | Enrolled Pensioner Force. 1874 Transferred from 1st Perth District to 2nd Perth District. Temporary Assistant Warder Fremantle Nov 1867 to Jan 1868, Perth Feb to Jun 1868 [Barker p.110]. |
Land Grant/Purchase | 10 Nov 1884 Perth Town Lot H27 (grant). |
Subscriptions | None. |
Misc. Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 16 Sep 1868 (indecent assault). |
Departure from WA | Not applicable. |