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| Name | CARROLL – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 18th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 729 on WO 97 transcribed Find My Past wrongly actually 927 as on WO 12s |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd November 1834 / 18 years / Limerick Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ceylon, China, East Indies, and Burmah – 18 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 60 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd January 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Possibly eligible for the 1st China War Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Clare Castle Clare Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 1st Liverpool 1856-1858 Western Australia 1858-1874 Last paid January Quarter 1874 Adelaide, struck off for non-appearance 1876 |
| Pension Paid | 1/0 per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th June 1856 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RUNNYMEDE 7th September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1816 Clare Abbey Ennis Clare 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 | Not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1858 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1876 South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 927 located Hong Kong and Canton 1851 927 Located Fort William Calcutta India Discharge due to chronic catarrh and dyspnoea Thomas Carroll was admitted three time to the Royal Adelaide hospital: 5 December 1866 he said he was aged 49. Single, Roman Catholic, residing at The Light and had been 8 years in the Colony arriving on the Runnymede and again on 14th July 1868 and 23 February 1869 where information is similar except in 1868 he is living at Clare and 1869 Pt Augusta. |