Reardon, Michael
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PERSONAL DETAILS | Michael REARDON |
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Birth date and place | c. 1822 St Marys, Cork, Cork, Ireland. |
Baptism date and place | |
Civil Census Residences England, Wales & Scotland | Albany Barracks, Parkhurst, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. See Musters below (1851, 1861). |
Occupations pre-WA | Labourer. |
Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 11¾ ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: grey. Hair: brown. |
Marriage date and place | |
Spouse | |
Children | |
Death date and place | 10 Aug 1869 Fremantle, Western Australia. |
Burial date and place | Aug 1869 Skinner Street Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia. |
Will and Probate | None. |
Death Notices and Obituaries | |
ARMED FORCES | |
Regiment(s) | 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment. 1 Mar 1851 transferred to 65th (2nd Yorkshsire, North Riding) Regiment. 1 Mar 1854 transferred to 1st Battalion, 1st (Royal) Regiment. |
Regiment No. and Rank | #2444 (67th) #2985 (65th) #3287 (1st) Private. |
Attestation date and place | 18 Jul 1844 Westminster, Middlesex. |
Service/Campaigns | Gibraltar 3 years 55 days. Turkey & Crimea 2 years 61 days. East Indies 6 years 350 days. |
Musters | 1851 Isle of Wight [WO12-7589]. 1861 Trimulgherry, East Indies [WO12-1931]. |
Promotions & Reductions | Private to Corporal 1 May 1850. Corporal to Private 27 Nov 1852. Private to Corporal 3 May 1855. Corporal to Private 8 Sep 1855. Private to Corporal 5 Apr 1861. |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | Crimea War Medal clasps Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol. Two Good Conduct Badges. |
Casualty/Medical | None. |
Regimental Courts Martial | Absent 4 to 6 Nov 1845. Guard Room 7 to 9 Nov 1845. Tried & Sentenced 28 days. Imprisonment 10 Nov to 6 Dec 1845. (67th Regiment). In arrest 24 Nov 1852. Tried & Sentenced on 27 Nov 1852. Reduced to Private and deprived of Good Conduct Badge & 1d. from 28 Nov 1852 (65th Regiment). Confined 5 April 1854. Tried & Sentence on 6 Apr 1854. 20 days imprisonment with hard labour. Imprisonment 5 Apr to 21 Apr 1854. (1st Regiment). Confined 8 Sept 1855. Tried & Sentenced on 15 Sep 1855. Reduced to the rank of Private and deprived of 1d. a day for 30 days. In confinement 8 Sep to 15 Sep 1855 (1st Regiment). Seven times entered in the Regimental Defaulters Book. |
District Courts Martial | None. |
General Courts Martial | None. |
Discharge date and place | 10 Oct 1865 Camp Colchester. |
Length of Service | 21 years 12 days. |
Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97/1385/183. |
Post Discharge Residence | London. |
Post Discharge Pension District | 1st North London, 1st Glasgow (1865). 1st York, Newcatle (1867). |
Pension Amount | 1/1½d. per diem. 10 Aug 1869 – £46 10s. 2½d. due to deceased. |
ARRIVAL AND LIFE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
Ship | Hougoumont. |
Departure and Arrival | 12 Oct 1867 London; 9 Jan 1868 Fremantle. |
Status/Occupation | Enrolled Pensioner Force. |
Land Grant/Purchase | None in Western Australia. |
Subscriptions | None. |
Misc. Newspaper Articles | None. |
Departure from WA | Not applicable. |