Mars, James
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | James MARS |
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| Birth date and place | 20 Apr 1829 Aghadooy, Garvagh, Londonderry, Ireland. Note variations: Aghadoey, Aghadowey, Aghdowy |
| Baptism date and place | |
| Civil Census Residences England, Wales & Scotland | 52 Stowell Street, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England (1871). |
| Occupations pre-WA | Labourer. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 6½ ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: grey. Hair: light brown. |
| Marriage date and place | 1854 Wexford, Ireland. |
| Spouse | Ellen HANNEN. |
| Children | None. |
| Death date and place | 29 Apr 1885 Colonial Hospital, Perth, Western Australia (tentative). |
| Burial date and place | 15 May 1885 East Perth Cemetery, Church of England Section, Western Australia (tentative). Note: Anomalies in death/burial records. |
| Will and Probate | None. |
| Death Notices and Obituaries | |
| ARMED FORCES | |
| Regiment(s) | 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment. 1 Mar 1852 transferred to 13th (Prince Albert’s Light Infantry) Regiment. |
| Regiment No. and Rank | #2923 Private. |
| Attestation date and place | 20 Oct 1846 Coleraine, Londonderry. |
| Service/Campaigns | Ionian Islands 4 years 2 months. Gibraltar 7 months. Crimea 1 years. Cape of Good Hope 1 years 4 months. East Indies 6 years 3 months. |
| Musters | |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasp Sebastopol. Turkish Crimea Medal. Indian Mutiny Medal. Four Good Conduct Badges. |
| Casualty/Medical | None. |
| Regimental Courts Martial | Imprisoned 25 Dec 1849 to 14 Jan 1850. Nineteen times entered in the Regimental Defaulters Book. |
| District Courts Martial | Confined, tried and sentenced on 3 Nov 1855 to a corporal punishment of 50 lashes and 1d. a day for 15 days. In confinement 31 Oct to 6 Nov 1855. |
| General Courts Martial | None. |
| Discharge date and place | 9 Jun 1868. |
| Length of Service | 21 years 25 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97/1430/96. |
| Post Discharge Residence | North Shields, Northumberland. |
| Post Discharge Pension District | Newcastle (1868). Greenwich (1873). |
| Pension Amount | 12d. per diem. Increased to 1/2d. per diem on 18 Jan 1881 for EPF. |
| ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Naval Brigade. |
| Departure and Arrival | 31 Oct 1873 Woolwich; 19 Feb 1874 Fremantle. |
| Status/Occupation | Enrolled Pensioner Force. |
| Land Grant/Purchase | 6 Jun 1885 Cockburn Sound Location P5, Koogee on Lake Munster, 20 acres. Title granted to widow Ellen Mars. |
| Subscriptions | None. |
| Misc. Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from WA | Not applicable. |