McMahon, John
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | John McMAHON |
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| Birth date and place | c. 1827 Renamia, New Market, Clare, Ireland. |
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| Occupations pre-WA | Labourer. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 8¾ ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: blue. Hair: sandy. |
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| Death date and place | 18 Jul 1864 Western Australia. |
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| Will and Probate | None. |
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| ARMED FORCES | |
| Regiment(s) | 41st (The Welch) Regiment. |
| Regiment No. and Rank | #2445 Private. |
| Attestation date and place | 17 May 1848 Buttevant, Cork. |
| Service/Campaigns | Ionian Islands 1 year 11 months. Malta 1 year 1 month. Turkey 5 months. Crimea 1 year 2 months. |
| Musters | 1851 Cork, Ireland & at sea [WO12/5447]. |
| Promotions & Reductions | Private to Corporal 2 Jul 1850. Corporal to Private 25 Aug 1854. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasp Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol. Turkish Crimean Medal. One Good Conduct Badge. |
| Casualty/Medical | Casualty Roll: Severe wound. Final attack on the Redan. 8 September 1855. This man received a grapeshot wound of the left arm, high up, shattering the bone, in action on 8th Sept 1855. He has very little use of the arm now. The bone was not broken across but it was grazed by the shot and a fracture has exfoliated. Partial fracture of the humerus. Unfit for further service. |
| Regimental Courts Martial | Tried 24 Aug 1852 Zante for being drunk in barracks. Sentence – reduction to Private. |
| District Courts Martial | None. |
| General Courts Martial | None. |
| Discharge date and place | 18 Nov 1856 Chatham. |
| Length of Service | 8 years 186 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97/1517/167. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Rhineana, Nr. Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare. |
| Post Discharge Pension District | Ennis (1857). |
| Pension Amount | 8d. per diem. Lloyds Patriotic Fund. |
| ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Norwood. |
| Departure and Arrival | 16 Mar 1862 Portland; 09 Jun 1862 Fremantle. |
| Status/Occupation | Enrolled Pensioner Force. |
| Land Grant/Purchase | None in Western Australia. |
| Subscriptions | Greenough Fire Fund 1864. |
| Misc. Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from WA | Not applicable. |