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BLANEY – Thomas Royal Artillery Coastal Brigade

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Royal Artillery Badge
NameBLANEY – Thomas
Regiment (s)Royal Artillery Coastal Brigade
Regiment Number (s) 1175
Date/Age/Place/Trade or
Profession at Attestation
28th August 1845 / 18 years / Dartree Lodge Armagh Ireland
Labourer
Description – Height
Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars
5 Ft 10 in
Fair / Light brown / Brown / None
Overseas Service/DurationBermuda – 4 years 8 months
Length of Service21 years 29 days
Rank/Date/Place of DischargeGunner / 6th November 1866 / Dungeness Kent England
Campaign Medals None
Intended Residence at
Discharge
Dungannon Tyrone Ireland
Pension Districts1866 Armagh
1867 Leeds
1867 Tilbury Fort
1868 Western Australia
1869 Calcutta
1870 Demara/Demerara?
Pension Paid10d per diem
Date of Departure and Place
England or Ireland
12th October 1867 Portland England
Ship and Date of Arrival
Western Australia
HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868
Date/Place of Birthc1827 Clonfeacle Dunggannon Tyrone Ireland Sp Dungannon
Date/Place of BaptismNot yet known
Father
Date/Place of Birth
Not yet known
Mother
Date/Place of Birth
Marriage
Not yet known
SiblingsNot yet known
1st WifeMary
B 1839 Stafford, Wolverhampton, England
Land Grants Western
Australia
none
Occupation after
Arrival
Not yet known
Newspaper Articles
Departure from
Western Australia
1869 for India
Date/Place of Death/BurialNot yet known
Will or Probatenone
Further Information