Click on images to view (if available) a larger image. Use your browser’s Back button to return to site.
| Name | TRACEY – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 27th and 86th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1245 – 27th Regiment 1929 – 86th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th July 1839 / 20 years / Inniskillen Fermanagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Dark / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 12 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 15 years 275 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd May 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Enniskillen 1856 2nd Glasgow 1857 Dundee 1857 2nd Edinburgh 1857 2nd Glasgow 1860 Enniskillen 1860 1st Liverpool 1862 Western Australia 1863 South Australia 1872 Victoria 1876 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem – Temporary – for 3 years until 12th June 1858 then for another year until 1859 – Made permanent 12th April 1859 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1861 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1819 Innis McSaint Church Hill Fermanagh 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 Married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not Applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not Applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not Applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not Applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Chronicle Saturday 25 March 1893 page 13 Sad death in the north Evening Journal Friday 17 March 1893 page 3: Death of an Old Soldier |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1863 to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | c1 March 1893/Thompson’s Creek South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not Applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | WO23/50 states went to New South Wales in 1863. WO23/60 states he went to South Australia in 1871. However WO22 for South Australia for period 1863-1878 show he received pension in South Australia Mortuary returns 19 October 1893 Government Gazette p 999 b 72 Fresh Complexion, grey hair, beard and whiskers and moustache. Found on old track from Yadlamulka mail track to Thompson’s Gap with dog Toby. Burial order Pt Augusta mortuary book GRG 5/310/3 found dead on track to Thompson’s Gap. |