DWYER, Francis

Number

N/A

Rank

Pte

Unit

44th Regiment

Home Town

Micarkey, Tipperary, Ireland

DETAILS

Date of Birth

1781

Casualty

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Date of Death

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Cemetery

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PROVENANCE

Current Location

Essex Museum

Previous Location

Cheylesmore Collection

MEDALS

Gallantry Award

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Award For

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Additional Medals

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RESEARCH NOTES

Francis Dwyer was born in Micarkey, County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1781 and worked as a labourer before enlisting into the 44th Regiment of Foot at Waterford on 4 November 1805 aged 23. He served for almost fourteen years with the regiment, including the Waterloo campaign, and was discharged at Kilkenny in November 1818. His Waterloo Medal survives today in the Essex Museum collection.