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EPF Disbanded 1887 EPG Gazette October 2011
Disbandment of EPG EPG_Gazette_2003_-_Vol_4-2__Apr
| Name | WATSON – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 49th Foot from 13th February 1840 to 30th June 1844 61st Foot from 1st July 1844 to 2nd July 1861 |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1392 – 49th Regiment 2378 – 61st Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th February 1840 / 23 years / Hertford Hertfordshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | China – 1 year 6 months East Indies – 13 Years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 24 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 2nd July 1861 / Pembroke Dock Wales |
| Campaign Medals | China Campaign 1848-9 Indian Mutiny Punjab with Chillianwallah and Goojerat Clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Welwyn Hertfordshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1861 2nd North London 1862 Cardiff 1862 Tilbury 1862-1893 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem Increased to 1/6 for service in the Enrolled Force 4 June 1878 reverted to 1/-. Increased 18 January 1881 to 1/6 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1816 Weston Baldock Herefordshire England |
| 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 | GRIFFITHS Eliza 1824 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Benjamin B 1865 (deduced) M SMITH Ellen Margaret Hannah Louisa 1894 Perth Western Australia D 14th July 1949 Claremont Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Alice Susannah B 1866 Fremantle Western Australia M ROSE Gavin J 1883 Perth Western Australia D 27th May 1922 Claremont Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | GRIFFITHS Benjamin Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Susannah Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle lot P64 of 2 acres (between Thompson and Bay Roads) Assigned 11th Nov 1881 |
| Occupation after Arrival | temporary Assistant Warder 1879 |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer Wednesday 25th May 1870 – page 4 – Thomas Watson land forfeited by non-payment of balance of purchase money Perth Town Lot V75. The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 6th April 1887 – Page 5 – in the list of EPG men when disbanded The Daily News Saturday 29th April 1893 – page 2 – death Thomas WATSON West Australian – Monday 29th May 1922 – page 1 – death Alice Susannah ROSE West Australian Tuesday 20th July 1948 – page 1 – death of Benjamin WATSON |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 28th April 1893 Claremont Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 12th May 1899 Claremont Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1851 British Army World Wide Index shows Thomas with the 61st at Peshawar Pakistan 1861 British Army World Wide Index shows Thomas with the 61st at Pembroke Dock AJCP – Reel 1663 piece 165 Despatches – January -June 1870 page 188 Appendix C – WATSON subscribed to the Pensioner Benefit Fund 1886 – SROWA – Cons 527/1886/2774: Resident Magistrate Williams requested that an aged man named Thos Watson about 62 suffering from general breakdown in health requires entry to the Depot. |
