McAdam, James
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PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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Name/Alias | James McADAM |
Birth date and place | c. 1825 Kilkeel, Castlewellan, Down, Ireland. |
Baptism date and place | |
Civil Census Residences | Kensington Palace Barracks, Westminster, Middlesex (1851). See Musters below (1851, 1861, 1871). |
Trade | Stonemason. |
Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 11¾ ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: grey. Hair: grey. |
Marriage date and place | Unmarried. |
Spouse | Unmarried. |
Children | None. |
Death date and place | |
Burial date and place | |
Will and Probate | |
Death Notices | |
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
Service No. and Rank | #2458 Sapper. |
Attestation date and place | 13 Oct 1849 Dumfries, Dumfries. 7 Nov 1861 Rochester, re-engagement for nine years. |
Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 4 years 10 months. Bermuda 5 years 5 months. Halifax 3 years 5 months. |
Musters | WO11-126 22nd Company, Chatham & Hyde Park (1851) WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-146 (1856) Western Australia. WO11-192 31st Company, Chatham (1861). WO11-363 34th Company, Chatham (1871). |
Promotions | None. |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | Five Good Conduct Badges. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. |
Other Awards & Prizes | The Great Exhibition 1851. Bronze Medal and Present. |
Casualty/Medical | None. |
Courts Martial | None. |
Discharge date and place | 31 Oct 1871 Chatham. |
Length of Service | 22 years 19 days. |
Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1854-2. |
Post Discharge Residence | 8 Belgrave Street, Belfast, Ireland. |
Pension District | Belfast (1871). Shankill Road (1882). |
Pension Amount | 13½d. per diem. |
ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
Ship | Anna Robertson. |
Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Woolwich 10 Sep 1851. Arr. Fremantle 18 Dec 1851. |
Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder |
Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
Ship ex-WA | Esmeralda. See Crimean War Connection. |
Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 25 Feb 1856, via Cape of Good Hope and St Helena to London. |