| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Name/Alias | Thomas McHALE |
| Birth date and place | c. 1827 Castlebar, Mayo, Ireland. |
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| Civil Census Residences | Royal Sappers & Miners Barracks, Woolwich, Greenwich, Kent (1851). See Musters below (1851, 1861). |
| Trade | Tailor. |
| Physical Description | |
| Marriage date and place | 1851 Q1 Greenwich District, Kent (see sidebar). |
| Spouse | Henrietta Rebecca LIMPENNY. |
| Children | Frederick John b. 1853, Fremantle, Western Australia. John b. 1855, Fremantle, Western Australia. Henrietta b. 1856 (d.1858), Fremantle, Western Australia. Herbert Charles b. 1858, Fremantle, Western Australia. |
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| ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
| Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
| Service No. and Rank | #993 Sapper. |
| Attestation date and place | c. 1848. |
| Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 8 years 5 months. |
| Musters | WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-172 (1860) Western Australia. WO11-193 Companies 35-38, Chatham (1861). |
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| Chelsea Pension Reference | No Chelsea Pension WO97 records extant. |
| Post Discharge Residence | |
| ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | |
| Ship | Anna Robertson. |
| Departure and Arrival dates | Dep. Woolwich 10 Sep 1851. Arr. Fremantle 18 Dec 1851. |
| Occupations post-arrival in WA | Instructing Warder. |
| Subscriptions to Funds | Nightingale Fund 1857 (see sidebar). |
| Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
| Ship ex-WA | Lord Raglan. |
| Departure date and destination | Dep. Fremantle 26 Jan 1860 for Cape of Good Hope and London. |
