Thomson, John
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PERSONAL DETAILS | |
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Name/Alias | John THOMSON. |
Birth date and place | c. 1826 Ceres, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland. |
Baptism date and place | Indistinguishable. |
Civil Census Residences | Kensington Palace Barracks, Westminster, Middlesex, England (1851). See Musters below (1851, 1861, 1871). |
Trade | Mason. |
Physical Description | Height: 5 ft. 9 ins. Complexion: fresh. Eyes: grey. Hair: light brown. |
Marriage date and place | Single in Western Australia [WO1-437-220]. |
Spouse | |
Children | |
Death date and place | 6 Mar 1889 Royal Chelsea Hospital, Middlesex. |
Burial date and place | March 1889 Military Section, NW Corner, Brompton Cemetery, Kent. |
Will and Probate | Will proved 23 Mar 1889, Principle Registry. Executor John Burnett. Personal Estate £18 13s. 11d. |
Death/Funeral Notices | |
ARMY SERVICE DETAILS | |
Corps and Company | Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners). |
Service No. and Rank | #2469 Private. |
Attestation date and place | 5 Dec 1849 Glasgow, Lanark. 27 Feb 1862. Re-enlisted for further 9 years. |
Service/Campaigns | Western Australia 4 years 5 months. Cape of Good Hope 8 years 11 months. |
Musters | WO11-126 22nd Company, Chatham & Hyde Park (1851) WO11-130 (1851) to WO11-146 (1956) Western Australia. WO11-191 12th Company, Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (1861). WO11-359 12th Company, Camden Fort, Cork, Ireland (1871). |
Promotions | Private to Sapper 27 Sep 1858. |
Medals, Clasps and Badges | Four Good Conduct Badges. |
Other Awards & Prizes | The Great Exhibition 1851. Bronze Medal and Present. |
Casualty/Medical | None. |
Courts Martial | None. Four times entered in the Regimental Defaulters Book. |
Discharge date and place | 30 May 1871 Dublin. |
Length of Service | 21 years 177 days. |
Chelsea Pension Reference | WO97-1857-28. |
Post Discharge Residence | 7 Westcourt Street, Old Brompton, Chatham. |
Pension District | |
Pension | 1/- per diem. |
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. Guildford Convict Depot Sep 1853 for one month. Mt Eliza Convict Depot Nov 1855 for one month. |
Subscriptions to Funds | None. |
Land Acquisition | None in Western Australia. |
Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 29 Feb 1856. |
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. |