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| Name | PIMLOTT – Richard William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 7th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2372 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd January 1845 / 12 years 10 months / Connage Inverness Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Dark Brown / Hazel / Fresh / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 7 years 5 months Malta – 2 months |
| Length of Service | 6 years 354 days He was underage from 22nd January 1845-21st March 1850 |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 10th March 1857 / Chelsea Middlesex England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Inverness Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Inverness |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem Temporary for 2 years until 30th March 1859 |
| 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 | 1833 Corfu |
| 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 married |
| 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 | 11th March 1863 appointed as trumpeter to the NSW mounted police |
| Newspaper Articles | NSW Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime Wednesday 1 April 1863 [Issue No 13] Appointment to NSW Horse Police Sydney Morning Herald Monday 21st September 1863 page 9 Death notice Richard Pimlott Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 11 August 1863 page 4 Inquest The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser Saturday 22 August 1863 Death of Richard Pimlott |
| Departure from Western Australia | Left Western Australia in 1858 – unknown date and ship: Travelled to Adelaide, Melbourne and eventually to Sydney New South Wales. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th August 1863 Police Barracks Sydney new South Wales Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Richard M (sic) Pimlott Gunner and Driver Royal Artillery 7th Battalion 4th Company Location Gibraltar Discharge due to lung disease.Richard Pimlott left Victoria (presumably Melbourne) by the ship Seaman’s Pride in May 1862 bound for British Columbia Canada. He must have disembarked, en route, in Sydney New South Wales and joined the mounted police force in March 1863. He suffered injury after a fall from a horse in April injuring his back, however, after a police inquest, his death was found to be from natural causes. |