| Name |
Luke Pearse |
| Born |
Abt 1826 |
Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
6 Jun 1841 |
Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England [1] |
| Age: 14y |
Address:
Tor |
| Military Service |
16 Mar 1857 |
Address:
HMS Neptune |
- Luke was serving in the Royal Navy and was awarded The Baltic Medal for his service during the Crimean War.
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The Baltic Medal (1854-1855)
The Baltic Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1856, for issue to officers and men of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Royal Sappers and Miners who served in Baltic Sea operations against Russia in the Baltic theatre of the Crimean War. The medal primarily covered naval actions but it was also awarded to 100 men or the Royal Sappers and Miners for their work in the demolition of Russian fortifications at Bomarsund and Sveaborg. |
| Census |
7 Apr 1861 |
At Sea [2] |
| Age: 35y |
Address:
On board 'HMS Sidon' |
| Occupation |
7 Apr 1861 |
At Sea [2] |
| Carpenter's Mate (Royal Navy) |
Address:
On board 'HMS Sidon' |
| Military Service |
18 Feb 1862 |
Address:
HMS Sidon |
- Luke was serving in the Royal Navy aboard HMS Pearl and was awarded The Indian Mutiny Medal (with "Dehli" clasp) for his service during the Indian uprising. The medal was forwarded to him aboard HMS Sidon.
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The Indian Mutiny Medal (with Dehli Clasp)
The Indian Mutiny Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1858, for issue to officers and men of British and Indian units who served in operations in suppression of the Indian Mutiny.
The medal was initially sanctioned for award to those troops who had been engaged in action against the mutineers. However in 1868 the award was extended to all those who had borne arms or who had been under fire, including such people as members of the Indian judiciary and the Indian civil service, who were caught up in the fighting. Some 290,000 medals were awarded.
The obverse of the medal depicts the head of a young Queen Victoria and bears the inscription Victoria Regina. The reverse shows a helmeted Britannia holding a wreath in her right hand and a union shield on her left arm. She is standing in front of a lion. The words "India 1857-1858" are inscribed on the reverse of the medal. The ribbon is white with two scarlet stripes.
Five clasps were authorised, though the maximum awarded to any one man was four. The medal was issued without a clasp to those who served but were not eligible for a clasp. The vast majority of these awards were made to those who became entitled to the medal as a result of the 1868 extensions of eligibility. |
| Census |
2 Apr 1871 |
Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England [3] |
| Age: 46y |
Address:
2, Church Street |
| Occupation |
2 Apr 1871 |
Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England [3] |
| Naval Pensioner |
| Census |
3 Apr 1881 |
Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England [4] |
| Age: 56y |
Address:
2, Church Street |
| Occupation |
3 Apr 1881 |
Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England [4] |
| Naval Pensioner |
| Census |
5 Apr 1891 |
Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England [5] |
| Age: 65y |
Address:
Schy 261, Church Street |
| Occupation |
5 Apr 1891 |
Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England [5] |
| Living on own means |
| Census |
31 Mar 1901 |
Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England [6] |
| Age: 76y |
Address:
1, Church Street |
| Occupation |
31 Mar 1901 |
Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England [6] |
| Living on own means |
| Died |
1908 |
Newton Abbot, Devonshire, England |
| Age: 83y |
| Siblings |
10 siblings |
| + | 1. George Pearse
b. 1802, Stokeinteignhead, Devonshire, England
d. 28 Jul 1859, Torre, Devonshire, England (Age 57 years)
| | | 2. Maria Pearse
b. 1804, Stokeinteignhead, Devonshire, England | | | 3. Jane Pearse
b. 1805, Devonshire, England | | | 4. Grace Pearse
b. 1808, Devonshire, England | | | 5. Eliza Pearse
b. 1810, Torquay, Devonshire, England | | + | 6. Thomas Pearse
b. 1814, Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England
|  | 7. Sarah Waymouth Pearse
b. 1816, Torquay, Devonshire, England
d. 1906, Newton Abbot, Devonshire, England (Age 90 years)
| | + | 8. John Pearse
b. 1818, Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England
| | | 9. Ann Pearse
b. 1820, Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England | | | 10. Joseph Pearse
b. 1822, Tormoham Parish, Devonshire, England |
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| Person ID |
I2123 |
Mitchell Families |
| Last Modified |
22 Jun 2015 |
Abt 1826 - 1908 (~ 82 years)
Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in our family tree.
1802 - 1890 (88 years)
