McGrath, Denis
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | Denis McGRATH |
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| Birth date and place | 29 May 1832 North Cork, Cork, Ireland. |
| Baptism date and place | |
| Civil Census Residences England, Wales & Scotland | |
| Occupations pre-WA | Labourer. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 9½ ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: grey. Hair: brown. |
| Marriage date and place | Single (Broomhall p.B189). |
| Spouse | None. |
| Children | None. |
| Death date and place | 1895 Q1 Cork, Cork, Ireland (tentative). |
| Burial date and place | |
| Will and Probate | |
| Death Notices and Obituaries | |
| ARMED FORCES | |
| Regiment(s) | 47th (The Lancashire) Regiment. 1 Mar 1852 transferred to 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment. |
| Regiment No. and Rank | #2319 Private. |
| Attestation date and place | 28 May 1849 Cork, Cork. 7 Jun 1860 Poona, re-engaged for 11 years. |
| Service/Campaigns | Corfu 1 year 6 months. Crimea 9 months. Malta 3 years 1 month. East Indies 2 years 7 months. New Zealand 6 years 7 months. |
| Musters | |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasps Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol. Turkish Crimea Medal. New Zealand Medal. Four Good Conduct Badges. |
| Casualty/Medical | None. |
| Regimental Courts Martial | None. Ten times recorded in the Regimental Defaulters Book. |
| District Courts Martial | None. |
| General Courts Martial | None. |
| Discharge date and place | 25 Jun 1872 Kinsale. |
| Length of Service | 22 years 29 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97/3035/23. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Liverpool. |
| Post Discharge Pension District | Liverpool (1872). Greenwich (1873). Cork (1882). |
| Pension Amount | 12½d. per diem. Increased to 1/3d. before Jun 1882 [WO22-216, Cork]. |
| 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. 11 Nov 1880 Enrolled Guard, stationed at Fremantle.. 11 Jan 1881 resigned from Enrolled Guard. |
| Land Grant/Purchase | None in Western Australia. |
| Subscriptions | None. |
| Misc. Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from WA | Departed Western Australia c. 1881/82 to Cork, Ireland (possibly in New Zealand during 1881). |