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Royal Artillery Badge
NameROBINSON – Thomas
Regiment (s)Royal Artillery Depot Brigade
Regiment Number (s) 5584
Date/Age/Place/Trade or
Profession at Attestation
21st March 1849 / 22 years / Banbridge Down Ireland
Labourer
Description – Height
Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars
6 Ft
Dark / Brown / Light brown / None
Overseas Service/DurationIndia – 13 years 9 months
Length of Service15 years 54 days
Rank/Date/Place of DischargeGunner / 19th August 1862 / Woolwich Kent England
Campaign MedalsNot yet known
Intended Residence at
Discharge
Not stated
Pension Districts1862 Woolwich
1863 Tilbury
1863-1864 Western Australia
1864 Ceylon
1867 Kilkenny
Pension Paid9d per diem
Date of Departure and Place
England or Ireland
15th March 1863 Portland Dorset Ireland
Ship and Date of Arrival
Western Australia
CLYDE 29th May 1863
Date/Place of Birth1827 Armagh Ireland
Date/Place of BaptismNot yet known
Father
Date/Place of Birth
Not yet known
Mother
Date/Place of Birth
Marriage
Not yet known
SiblingsNot yet known
1st Wife
Date of Birth or Baptism
Did not marry
Date/Place of MarriageNot applicable
Children by 1st WifeNot applicable
Land Grants Western
Australia
None
Occupation after
Arrival
Not yet known
Newspaper ArticlesNot yet known
Departure from Western
Australia
Left Western Australia early in 1864 by unknown ship for Ceylon: pension resumed there 29th May 1864. In 1867 in Kilkenny Ireland
Date/Place of Death/Burial19th November 1871 Kilkenny (WO23)
Not yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial
Wife
Not applicable
Will or ProbateNone known
Further InformationDischarge due to chronic rheumatism
29th October 1859 granted 2 years’ service per GG order. Volunteered for general Service 13th May 1861