Jones, Thomas
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| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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| Name/Alias | Thomas JONES |
| Birth date and place | c. 1829 St Phillips, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. |
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| Civil Census Residences | Kensington Palace Barracks, Westminster, Middlesex (1851). |
| Trade | Stonemason. |
| Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 8½ ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: dark blue. Hair: dark brown. |
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| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #2463 Private. |
| Attestation date and place | 20 Dec 1849 Woolwich, Kent. |
| Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 4 years 4 months. |
| Musters | WO11-126 22nd Company, Chatham & Hyde Park (1851). WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-146 (1956) Western Australia. |
| Promotions | None. |
| Medals, Clasps and Badges | One Good Conduct Badge. |
| Other Awards & Prizes | The Great Exhibition 1851. Bronze Medal and Present. |
| Casualty/Medical | Rupture of the right side – when employed on duty at Fremantle, Western Australia in January 1856 and working at his trade a stonemason and endeavouring to set a large stone, the force used producing a rupture of the right groin. The rupture is ? by a truss. Disability caused by his military service. Unfit for further service. |
| Courts Martial | None. |
| Discharge date and place | 9 Sep 1856 Chatham. |
| Length of Service | 6 years 264 days. |
| Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1361-185. |
| Post Discharge Residence | Not stated. |
| Pension District | Bath. |
| Pension | 7d. per diem for one year. Extended for one year (1858). Term expired 27 Sep 1859. |
| ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Marion. |
| Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Portland 2 Nov 1851. Arr. Fremantle 30 Jan 1852. |
| Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder [Barker p.115]. Guildford Convict Depot Sep 1853 for one month. York Convict Depot Apr 1854 to Jul 1855. |
| Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
| Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
| Ship ex-WA | Esmeralda. See Crimean War Connection. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 25 Feb 1856, via Cape of Good Hope and St Helena to London. |