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| Name | TONRY / TOAMY / TOMY – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 19th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2387 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th October 1848 / 24 years / Castlebar Mayo Ireland Labourer and Painter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft Fresh / grey / Light brown / Gunshot wounds to calf, left knee and back |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – no time given |
| Length of Service | 6 years 279 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th July 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea Medal with Alma clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1855-1857 Roscommon 1857 2nd West London 1861 Montreal 1862 1st East London 1862 Tilbury 1862-1865 Western Australia 1865 Adelaide 1868-1873 Melbourne Victoria 1873-1879 Adelaide South Australia (living in Narracoorte in 1873) |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1824 Kilglass Strokestown Roscommon Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | TONRY James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Margaret 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Left sometime in 1865 – 1866 by unknown ship |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to wound received at Alma by severe canister shot to right leg resulting in lameness Little known of William Tonry once he departed Western Australia |