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William Thomas Pollet by Peter Conole and Jean McDonald – April 2009 EPG Gazette
| Name | POLLETT / POLLITT – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 50th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1517 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th April 1840 / 19 years / Liverpool Lancashire England Collier |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¾ in Sallow / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 120 days East Indies – 6 years 191 days |
| Length of Service | 8 years 143 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private/ 12th September 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Moodkee Medal (Sutlej) with clasp Ferozeshar |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bolton Lancashire England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Bolton 1852 1st Liverpool 1853 Leeds 1857 Newcastle 1858-1862 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th March 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD RAGLAN 1st June 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Astley Wigan Lancashire 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 | DAVIS Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Abraham B 2nd Qtr 1854 Bolton Lancashire England M HEDGES Ada Jane not yet known D 1886 M TOKIN Catherine 1900 Yalgoo Western Australia D 26th September 1912 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Hybert Raglan B 4th May 1858 At sea D 10th May 1858 At sea Bur at sea Edward bap 17 September 1859 Fremantle Western Australia M CUMMINGS Barbara 1885 Fremantle WA D 20 December 1919 Palmyra WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery William Thomas B 1860 Western Australia M GOODBODY Mary Jane 1886 Roebourne Western Australia daughter of Pensioner GOODBODY Matthew 43rd & 29th Regt Merchantman 1864 D 20th September 1924 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| 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 | Assistant warder Convict Establishment 12 November 1859, in charge of brickyard Claisebrook |
| Newspaper Articles | The Fremantle Times Wednesday 31st December 1919 page 3 Obituary Edward Pollett The West Australian Monday 22nd September 1924 page 1 Funeral notice William Thomas |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th February 1862 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In action at Punniar on the 29th December 1843 served in the Army of the Sutlej in 1845 Present at the actions of Moodkee and Ferozeshah wounded Ferozeshah on the 22nd December 1845 Discharge: The lower part of the left thigh grazed by round shop in action at Ferozashah on 22nd December 1843. While in the temporary hospital at Ferozeshah Gangrene destroyed the … tissue and part of the muscle… British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Pollit (sic) 1517 enroute from Sydney NSW to India Surgeon’s Journal Lord Raglan Tuesday 4th May 1858 5am Mrs Pollett safely delivered of a son Monday 10th May The newly born infant seriously ill with Trismus ever since the Baptism of yesterday. The Mother states that she lost one of her former children by the same complaint. The usual treatment of warm bath and purgatives adopted. 2 P.M. Died, Hybert Raglan Pollett, infant son of Private Thomas Pollett. Tuesday 11th May 11.00am committed the body of the infant to the deep with the usual solemnity, expending one wrapper on the occasion. On 31st August 1861 Resident Magistrate Geraldton reported “I have been compelled to engage the services of Pensioners Pollett of the local force of this place to act as temporary overseer (in charge of the Geraldton Depot0 while the men are engaged in repairing the ford at the Chapman River – rendered unpassable by the late heavy Floods.” He queried the rate of pay for Pollett as he considered him steady and well conducted. SROWA Cons36 Vol 485/166 |