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Name | THOMPSON – Robert |
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Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion Depot Brigade |
Regiment Number (s) | 21716 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th May 1846 / 17 years 10 months / Lisburn Armagh Ireland Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fair / Grey / Light Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 5 years 3 months Crimea – 10 months Gibraltar – not stated |
Length of Service | 21 years 81 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 3rd December 1867 / Woolwich Kent England |
Campaign Medals | None |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Swansea Glamorganshire South Wales |
Pension Districts | 1867 Cardiff 1873 Greenwich 1874-1901 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 1/1½d per diem 1868 Increased to 1/8d per diem from date pension commenced 1887 Increased to 1/10½d per diem for service Enrolled Force |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
Date/Place of Birth | May 1828 Dromore Down 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 | John B c1867 Not yet known D 1874 at sea aboard Naval Brigade |
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | EFFORD Elizabeth Ann c1847 Gilbraltar |
Date/Place of Marriage | 1875 Fremantle Western Australia |
Children by 2nd Wife | Elizabeth Margaret B 1876 Fremantle Western Australia William Henry B 1878 Fremantle Western Australia Alice Maud Ethel B 1882 Fremantle Western Australia D 23rd December 1910 Claremont Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle Lot P48 1.2.15 acres |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th March 1901 Mt Eliza Depot Perth Western Australia Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Not yet known |
Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 19th September 1927 Claremont Western Australia Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
Will or Probate | None known |
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