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| Name | EVANS – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 25th 1st Battalion and 43rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1640 / 1892 / 3525 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd February 1841 / 18 years / Worcester Worcestershire Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Sallow / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 19 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 49 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 15th July 1862 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None* – see Further Information below |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Hereford Herefordshire England |
| Pension Districts | Chatham (no date) |
| Pension Paid | 1/1½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1823 St Peter Hereford Herefordshire |
| 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 | RYAN Ann (widow of McCLOUSHEY, McCLOSKEY, McCLUSKEY) 1823 (tentative) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 13th February 1855 Madras India |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sophia Maria B 16th September 1853 Madras India bap 20th September 1853 Madras India M FLYNN Timothy 26th December 1868 Western Australia D 9th February 1918 Subiaco Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Benjamin Thomas B 12th September 1855 Madras India bap 25th September 1855 Bangalore Madras India D 14th August 1856 Bangalore Madras India bur 15th August 1856 Bangalore Madras India Jane B 7th December 1856 Madras bap 21st December 1856 Tripasson Madras India D Not yet known Amelia Elizabeth B 29th August 1857 Madras India bap 7th October 1857 Madras India M ALLPIKE John 11th April 1882 Western Australia D 16th April 1909 West Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Frederick Henry B 9th January 1861 Madras India bap 6th February 1861 Madras India D 14th March 1861 Pallavaram India Helena B Not yet known D 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 |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | GREENWAY John |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1873 |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | March 1883 Fremantle Herald provides details of inquest into Ann Greenway’s death |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th July 1871 Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 4th or 10th March 1883 on train Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | * The Crimean War Veterans in Western Australia website (Diane Oldman) notes a mistake regarding the allocation of a Indian Mutiny Medal with Central India clasp for Corporal Thomas Evans. 2nd June 1870 purchase of Fremantle Town Lot 474: may not be Thomas Evans of the 43rd Regiment as regiment is not identified |