William Henry McCluskey
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William Henry McCluskey
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William Henry McCluskey was an Irish soldier and survivor of HMS Birkenhead after it was wrecked in 1852. McCluskey was born in Armagh. In 1843 he emigrated with his parents to a farm near Cape Town. By the age of thirteen he had joined the Cape Mounted Rifles and was in this capacity aboard HMS Birkenhead, his unit being sent to fight in the war in the eastern province. According to an account of the incident: After the wars, he worked unsuccessfully in the gold and diamond fields. In 1877, he
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