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| Name | MOFFATT / MORPHETT- Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 696 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1857 / 28 years / London England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 2 years 6 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 20th July 1859 / Location not known |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | St. George’s in the East London England |
| Pension Districts | 1859 2nd East London 1866 Tilbury 1866-1872 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1829 Poplar London Middlesex 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 | UNKNOWN Elizabeth Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Joan B 1867 Perth Western Australia M Not yet known D 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1869 Thomas Moffatt was working on the vessel Sea Spray owned by W. Bateman – An5 Fremantle Police files |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 26th October 1872 page 3 Death of Thomas The Inquirer and Commercial News 6th November 1872 page 3 Death |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th October 1872 drowned Champion Bay Western Australia unknown burial date or location |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to injury to the knee joint in field service. Thomas Moffatt was employed on the cutter Arabian when he disappeared from the boat at Champion Bay, his body was not found. |