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| Name | LAUGHLIN / LAUGHLAN / McLAUGHLIN – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 96th and 83rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1322 – 83rd Regiment 3346 – 96th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th August 1839 / 18 years / Great Bolton Lancaster England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 5 years 243 days East Indies – 12 years 160 days |
| Length of Service | 19 years 347 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th June 1862 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1859 with Central India clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Tamworth Staffordshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1862 Preston 1863 Tilbury 1863-1884 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 4th June 1878 Increased to 1/6d per diem for service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 23rd September 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD DALHOUSIE 28th December 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1822 Ballymahon Longford Ireland |
| 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 | 20th December 1883 granted North Fremantle Location P75 of 1 acre 3 perches 8 roods (located in Harvest Road 3 blocks from Rocky Bay) Title Deed 6/163 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News 28th January 1884 – page 3 (Obituary) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th January 1884 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index – Location: Chatham, Kent 1851 British Army World Wide Index – Location: Lahore, Pakistan 1861 British Army World Wide Index – Regiment stationed at: Belgaum, East Indies William LAUGHLIN also spent time in Tasmania during his service in New South Wales. He was a member of an escort involved in an attempted mutiny by convicts being transported to Norfolk Island (see Obituary) Discharge due to general debility after 12 years service in India-unfit for further service William Laughlin was one of six pensioners engaged to accompany Mr. C.C. Hunt on an expedition to open up the country east of York from 17 January to 26 August 1865. Pensioner Hyland unfortunately suffered a groin injury as a result of falling on a rock and dislocating his hip. He was unfit to continue and eventually returned to base. Hunt records in detail all the duties recorded by the Pensioners and of Pensioner Gale being too old for the journey and he also returned to base. The party suffered from lack of water, sore eyes, splinters in eyes, and one of the convicts having a ‘gathering under his foot’, bullocks being poisoned and excessive heat and bush fires. As well as making a trail the party were digging wells and bricking them up to provide permanent water holes for travellers. |