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| Name | ARNOLD – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 81st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 920 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th February 1833 / 18 years 1 month / Hinckley Leicestershire England Ribbon Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 3 years 6 months West Indies – 3 years 5 months Canada – 4 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 9 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th February 1854 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Nuneaton Warwickshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1854 Coventry 1855 Plymouth 1855-1857 Western Australia 1857- 65 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 27th February 1816 Sutton Coldfield Birmingham Warwickshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 7th April 1816 Holy Trinity Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ARNOLD John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WHITE Mary Anne (possibly) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 26th September 1852 St. Nicholas Kenilworth Warwickshire England (possibly) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Labourer |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1857 Paid Western Australian to 30th September then 1857 paid Adelaide from December 1857 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th September 1865 Adelaide Hospital South Australia West Terrace Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 13th September 1856 South Australia (possibly) West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Arnold 920 location Trinidad 1851 Thomas Arnold 920 location Templemore, Ireland Discharge: due to Chronic rheumatism and dyspnoea caused by climate. Date of death for this man differs dependent on source. Hospital date above, Cemetery record states 9th and Death entry states 7th. Delete Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pension Guard on the “Stag” into conduct of Superintendent Surgeon CALDWELL. Mrs ARNOLD gave evidence at the trial. When Thomas Arnold left the Colony he was required to repay the passage money of £10/17/3. This money was overpaid by 11/3 (eleven Shillings and 3 pence) which was refunded to him and his pension was paid from December 1857 in South Australia. Thomas Arnold was admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide hospital on 5th September 1865. At the time he was 51 years of age, a widower, religion Protestant, abode Yorkes Peninsula (sic), born Sutton Colefield (sic) England and had arrived on the Stag to Swan [River], he died on 8th September 1865 |