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| Name | HAMMOND / HAMMONDS – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 80th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 492 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th October 1825 / 17 years / Oldham Lancashire England Locksmith |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Sallow / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 4 years 3 months Mediterranean – 3 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 12 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th October 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Wolverhampton Staffordshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Wolverhampton 1850-1875 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Wolverhampton Staffordshire England |
| 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 yet known |
| 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th July 1875 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Hammonds (sic) 492 Private 80th Foot location Parramatta NSW Discharge due to dyspnoea chronic rheumatism and chronic catarrh After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private Thomas Hammond, general labourer, 1/-, 17th January, single January 1857 contributed 2/0d to the Florence Nightingale Fund |