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| Name | McGILL – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 83rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1636 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th August 1839 / 17 years 9 months / Londonderry Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¾ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 11 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 29 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private /7th September 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Central India clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Coleraine Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Chatham 1862 Newcastle 1862 Londonderry 1863 Sligo 1865 Tilbury 1865- 1874 Western Australia 1874 Athlone 1874 Sligo (records show he was paid in Sligo to October 1883) |
| Pension Paid | 8d increased to 10d per diem 1861 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1822 Beldroshane Coleraine Derry 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 | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 11 November 1871 page 3 Accident to Mrs McGill pensioner’s wife |
| Departure from Western Australia | Mr and Mrs McGill left WA on the laughing Wave for Adelaide on 9 January 1874 1874 to Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | NAA holds letter dated 3rd March 1874 from Victorian Pension payments requesting pension be transferred to Sligo Ireland 3rd May 1874 |
