LAUGHLIN / LAUGHLAN / McLAUGHLIN – William 96th and 83rd Regiment

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Indian Mutiny Medal with Central India Clasp

Name	LAUGHLIN / LAUGHLAN / McLAUGHLIN – William
Regiment (s)	96th and 83rd Regiment
Regiment Number (s)	1322 – 83rd Regiment 3346 – 96th Regiment
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	14th August 1839 / 18 years / Great Bolton Lancaster England Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None
Overseas Service/Duration	New South Wales – 5 years 243 days East Indies – 12 years 160 days
Length of Service	19 years 347 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 17th June 1862 / Chatham Kent England
Campaign Medals	Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1859 with Central India clasp
Intended Residence at Discharge	Tamworth Staffordshire England
Pension Districts	1862 Preston 1863 Tilbury 1863-1884 Western Australia
Pension Paid	1/0d per diem 4th June 1878 Increased to 1/6d per diem for service in Enrolled Force Western Australia
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	23rd September 1863 Portland Dorset England
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	LORD DALHOUSIE 28th December 1863
Date/Place of Birth	1822 Ballymahon Longford Ireland
Date/Place of Baptism	Not yet known
Father Date/Place of Birth	Not yet known
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
Siblings	Not yet known
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	Did not marry
Date/Place of Marriage	Not applicable
Children by 1^st Wife	Not applicable
Land Grants Western Australia	20th December 1883 granted North Fremantle Location P75 of 1 acre 3 perches 8 roods (located in Harvest Road 3 blocks from Rocky Bay) Title Deed 6/163
Occupation after Arrival	Not yet known
Newspaper Articles	The Daily News 28th January 1884 – page 3 (Obituary)
Departure from Western Australia	Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	26th January 1884 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	Not applicable
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	1841 British Army World Wide Index – Location: Chatham, Kent 1851 British Army World Wide Index – Location: Lahore, Pakistan 1861 British Army World Wide Index – Regiment stationed at: Belgaum, East Indies William LAUGHLIN also spent time in Tasmania during his service in New South Wales. He was a member of an escort involved in an attempted mutiny by convicts being transported to Norfolk Island (see Obituary) Discharge due to general debility after 12 years service in India-unfit for further service William Laughlin was one of six pensioners engaged to accompany Mr. C.C. Hunt on an expedition to open up the country east of York from 17 January to 26 August 1865. Pensioner Hyland unfortunately suffered a groin injury as a result of falling on a rock and dislocating his hip. He was unfit to continue and eventually returned to base. Hunt records in detail all the duties recorded by the Pensioners and of Pensioner Gale being too old for the journey and he also returned to base. The party suffered from lack of water, sore eyes, splinters in eyes, and one of the convicts having a ‘gathering under his foot’, bullocks being poisoned and excessive heat and bush fires. As well as making a trail the party were digging wells and bricking them up to provide permanent water holes for travellers.