Private
Thomas Steele (c 1776...1861 )
Back to ...... 48th
Foot .The Northamptonshire Regiment
Born :
Circa 1776
Where Born : England
Occupation : Miner / Soldier / Baker
Date Arrived : 1817
Ship Arrived on : on board one of three
ships. The" Barque..Matilda
", The HM.
- ship " Lloyd's " or "Dick"
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Enlistment : 15/8/1803 . 2nd/48th From the
Army Reserve
Date of Discharge : 24/2/ 1824
Died : 23/6/1861
Where Died /
Buried :
Princess St Sydney / Unknown
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- Area Settled :
- Morpeth, New South Wales.
- History &
Achievements :
- Private Thomas Steele arrived in Australia as
part of the North
Hamptonshire Regiment
- (48th Regiment of Foot) contingent, in 1817 on
board one of three ships. The" Barque..Matilda ", The HM.
- ship " Lloyd's " or "Dick" .
All three arrived carrying the 48th Regiment in 1817.
Thomas Steele discharged in Sydney 24/2/ 1824. It appears that he
remained in the Sydney area.
- For his military life Private Thomas Steele was awarded the General Service Medal .
The medal has 10
- clasps attatched, naming the
battles in which he fought with distinction. He fought in
the Peninsular War under the Duke Of Wellington. The
Service Medal represent the following Battles :
Talavera -28/6/1809
, Busaco 27/9/1810 ,
Albuera (16/5/1811) ,
Vittoria 21/6/1812
, Nivelle , Orthes
27/2/1814 , Toulouse
10/4/1814 , Badajoz
May 1812 , Salamanca
22/6/1812 ,
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E- mail address
bmchapman@iprimus.com.au
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& M Chapman (QLD) Australia
Last revised: April 15, 2007.