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| Name | THOMPSON – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal Artillery 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | July 1829 / 22 years / London England Clerk |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fresh / Blue / Sandy / Two fingers left hand “smashed in Khyber Pass” |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – duration not stated |
| Length of Service | 22 years 1 month |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 8th August 1851 / Not stated |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Mount Charles West Sligo Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1851 2nd Dublin 1853 – 56 Western Australia (Fremantle) 1857 Calcutta |
| Pension Paid | 1 /4d per diem (Pension No 119) |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Ballyshannon Donegal 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 | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | None known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not clear when or by which ship he left Western Australia but possibly late in 1856 prior to arrival in Calcutta India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Several possible deaths in India 26th December 1856 and 14th November 1862 (Tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Charged with military offences in 1853-54 |