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| Name | BOX – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 31st and 57th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2802 – 31st Regiment 3138 – 57th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th December 1846 / 17 years 4 months / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu Ionian Islands – 1 year 7 months With expeditionary Army in East (Crimea) – 7 months |
| Length of Service | 7 years 352 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th July 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma and Balaclava clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Stated |
| Pension Districts | 1855 2nd Dublin 1857 Carlisle 1862-1879 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1878 Increased to 1/0½d per diem for service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1861 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1829 St. Nicholas Dublin 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 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BALF Bridget Delia c1822 Longford Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd October 1849 St. Peter’s Athlone Westmeath Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B 1850 Dublin Ireland Bp 26 September 1850 St. James, Dublin City, Ireland D 27th June 1862 Fremantle Western Australia Buried St Patricks Skinner street Cemetery Fremantle WA Sarah B 8 November 1856 Dublin Ireland Bp 24 November 1856 St. Nicholas, Dublin, Ireland M JACKSON William 1875 Perth Western Australia D 15 May 1928 Palmyra WA Buried Fremantle Cemetery WA RC CC 1384 William H. B c1861 Whitehaven Cumbria England Mary Jane B 1 May 1863 WA Bp 17 May 1863 Perth Western Australia M O’BYRNE Patrick 1884 Fremantle Western Australia D 28th June 1941 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Thomas B 10 November1865 Western Australia Bp 24 December 1865 Perth WA M VINCENT Mary 1888 Fremantle WA D 11th March 1919 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Louisa Delia B 1870 Fremantle Western Australia D 1893 Western Australia |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Friday 21 March 1919 page 26 death of Thomas Box (b1865) The West Australian Wednesday 16 May 1928 page 1 death of Sarah Jackson –see attached The West Australian Monday 30 June 1941 page 1 death of Mary Jane O’Byrne |
| Departure from Western Australia | Sailed to Singapore 1867 on board “Norman”. Returned to Western Australia at later date |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th March 1879 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 16th April 1884 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | SROWA Cons 144 Return dated 6 May 1882 Widow Box and one child living in No 2 Barracks Fremantle WA |
