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Name | LAUGHLIN / LAUGHLAN / McLAUGHLIN – William |
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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) William Laughlin was a member of the 1865 Hunt expedition to the interior |