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| Name | GARDINER – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 91st and 79th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1330 / 3743 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd March 1841 / 15 years 9 months / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Cotton Spinner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / Flat footed |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 6 years 7 months Turkey and Crimea – 1 year 9 months India – 6 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 74 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 4th October 1864 / Netley Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | South Africa Medal (2nd & 3rd Kaffir Wars 1846-1853) Crimea Medal with Balaclava and Sebastopol Clasps Turkish Crimea Medal Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1864 – 2nd Glasgow 1865-1884 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1881 increased to 1/6d per diem for service to Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1st January 1824 Lanark Lanarkshire Scotland (tentative) |
| 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 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BALAUGH Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 14th October 1869 Perth Western Australia |
| Children | One son and two daughters: birthdates and names not yet known (WA Bicentennial Dictionary) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle Lot 95 – 1 acre 27th September 1883 Title Application 26th November 1883 Title issued 6/71 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Obituaries and Death Notices: West Australian 7th June 1884 Inquirer and Commercial News 11th and 18th June 1884 Daily News 12th June 1884 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 5th June 1884 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Bur East Perth Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | (Possible) 1892 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemetery 29th March 1892 |
| Will or Probate | Letters of Administration 4th September 1884 Probate declared 1884 Supreme Court of Western Australia WA SRO reference: Cons. 3458 Item 1884-047 |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1841 Location Mullingar & Templemore, Ireland [WO 12/9274] 1851 Location Liverpool, England [WO 12/9287] 1861 Location Ferozepore, India [WO12-8432] In the 1851 Census HO 107 Piece 2185 Folio 729 Thomas Gardner (sic) Age 26, born Lanark Scotland, is a single man at the Birthfield Barracks Liverpool. Discharge: Rheumatism in back. Worn out from length of service and effects of campaigns in Crimea, India and Africa. Four good conduct badges. Appointed Lance Corporal Enrolled Guard 29th September 1881 1880 Living in Barracks with wife and 3 children. A Mary Gardiner was buried in the East Perth Cemetery on 29th March 1892 age 46. The name Balaugh does not appear in any record other than the marriage of Thomas Gardiner and Mary so perhaps it was Balagh of whom there were a few in the BMDs for WA although a Balaugh was in the 1940 USA census. |