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Name | HARRIS – Thomas |
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Regiment (s) | 40th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 741 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd April 1834 / 18 years 6 months / Rochester Kent England Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 10 Years 6 months |
Length of Service | 23 years 16 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 6th June 1857 / Belfast Ireland |
Campaign Medals | Afghanistan Medal (1841-42) with Candahar Ghuznee and Cabul clasps Gwalior Campaign Star (1843) |
Intended Residence at Discharge | St Thomas Oxford Oxfordshire England |
Pension Districts | 1857 Oxford 1859-1864 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 11d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
Date/Place of Birth | 1816 Oxford Oxfordshire 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 | Did not marry |
Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th December 1864 Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | The Gwalior Star is a 6 pointed medal made of bronze from cannons captured during the battle and has a silver disc in the middle dated 29 December 1843 and the battle name of either Maharajpore or Punniar. The reverse has the name of the soldier and the regiment. |