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86th Regiment
NameBOYNE – Thomas
Regiment (s) 86th Regiment
Regiment Number (s)  780
Date/Age/Place/Trade or
Profession at Attestation
 8th October 1832 / 18 years / Carlow Carlow Ireland
Labourer
Description – Height
Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars
 5 Ft 10¼ in
Sallow / Hazel / Brown / Pock Pitted
Overseas Service/Duration East Indies – 9 years 9 months
Length of Service 21 years 162 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge Private / 28th March 1854 / Chatham Kent England
Campaign MedalsNone
Intended Residence at
Discharge
 Possibly Chatham Kent England
Pension Districts 2nd Plymouth
 Pension Paid 1/0d per diem
Date of Departure and Place
England or Ireland
 16th April 1855 Portland England
Ship and Date of Arrival
Western Australia
ADELAIDE 18th July 1855
Date/Place of Birthc1814 Tullow Carlow Ireland
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 Wife
Date of Birth or Baptism
Not married
Date/Place of MarriageNot applicable
Children by 1st WifeNot applicable
Land Grants Western
Australia
None
Occupation after
Arrival
Not yet known
Newspaper ArticlesNot yet known
Departure from Western
Australia
Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial28th May 1855 at sea onboard “Adelaide”
Date/Place of Death/Burial
Wife
Not applicable
Will or ProbateNone known
Further InformationBritish Army, Worldwide Index
1841 Location Dublin
1851 Location Poona India
Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and general debility.
Thomas Boyne was injured 22nd May 1855 while working on the poop deck when a box of salted fish fell from the mizzen onto him fracturing his tibia and fibula. He suffered for 6 days until he died on May 28th 1855