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| Name | CLARKE / CLARK – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 48th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1973 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th January 1843 / 17 years / Brockhall Daventry Northamptonshire England |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fair / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ionian Islands – 2 years 1 month Crimea – 1 year 2 months Malta – 1 year 2 months Gibraltar – 1 year 2 months East Indies – 2 year 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 33 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th February 1865 / Cork Barracks Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with clasp for Sebastopol Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Northampton England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 Northampton England 1866 Tilbury December 1866 – March 1867 Western Australia 1869-75 Northampton, England |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 14th February 1826 Daventry Northamptonshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 9th July 1826 Daventry (Wesleyan Chapel) Northamptonshire England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CLARK Robert B c1801 Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HUGHES Mary B c1801 Not yet known 12TH September 1825 Daventry Northampton England |
| Siblings | Anne B c1832 Not yet known Fanny B c1840 Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | RASTELL Mary (tentative) B 1828 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | April – June 1856 Daventry Northamptonshire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| 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 | Night Warder Perth Gaol (1867) |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1st November 1869 departed Geraldton Western Australia per Hastings for England (tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Thomas Clarke 1973 Private 48th Foot location Weedon 1861 as above location Cork Discharged at own request having served 21 years In possession of 4 Good Conduct badges and a medal and gratuity for long service and good conduct |