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| Name | HOLLYWOOD – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 69th and 28th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2071 (69th Regiment) 3264 (28th Regiment) |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th January 1843 / 18 years / Head Police Office Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Light Brown / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 3 years 4 months Malta, Turkey and the Crimea – 1 year 2 months |
| Length of Service | 12 years 29 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 7th August 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal Clasp Sebastopol Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Liverpool |
| Pension Districts | 1855 – 1st Liverpool 1856 – Dublin 1857 – Dartmoor July 1857 – 1866 Western Australia 1867 – 75 Adelaide South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem Temporary for 3 years 6d per diem permanently from 20th April 1858 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd July 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1825 Grangegorman Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 10th December 1826 Finglas Dublin Ireland (tentative) |
| 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 | See further information |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Mason’s Labourer (Adelaide South Australia) |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 30th November 1866 page 2 Passengers on the Emily Smith SA Register 7th February 1876 Death 26th November 1866 per Emily Smith from Fremantle for Adelaide South Australia 6th February 1876 Ackland Street Adelaide South Australia not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 26th November 1866 per Emily Smith from Fremantle for Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th February 1876 Ackland Street Adelaide South Australia not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Thomas Hollywood 2071 Private 69th foot Location Malta Discharge following an attack of fever Thomas Holliwood (sic) sailed without a wife to South Australia on the Emily Smith Thomas Hollywood was admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital on 29th April 1874. At the time he was 47 years of age a Roman Catholic, married, living at Franklin Street Adelaide, he was born in Ireland and arrived on the Clara and had been 17 years in the colonies Thomas was working as a mason’s labourer in Adelaide when he died from heat stroke. |
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