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| Name | BOX – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 31st and 57th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2820 – 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 Turkish Crimea medal |
| 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 Fremantle Times Friday 21st March 1919 page 6 Obituary Thomas Box jnr The West Australian Wednesday 16 May 1928 page 1 death of Sarah Jackson 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 | Discharge: Disabled by constriction of the left knee after gunshot wound of the thigh at Inkerman. British Army, worldwide Index 1851 Thomas box 2820 31st foot location DublinSROWA Cons 144 Return dated 6 May 1882 Widow Box and one child living in No 2 Barracks Fremantle WA |