Thomas Bunbury (British Army officer, born 1791)
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Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Bunbury CB KTS (19 May 1791 – 25 December 1861) was an officer in the British Army during the early Victorian period. He was commandant of the convict settlement at Norfolk Island for a period in 1839. He later served in New Zealand and British India.
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Thomas Bunbury | |
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Born | (1791-05-19)19 May 1791 Gibraltar[1] |
Died | 25 December 1861(1861-12-25) (aged 70) 11 St James's Terrace, Regent's Park, London[2] |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1807–1849 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | 90th Regiment (Perthshire Volunteers), 1807–[1] 3rd Regiment, 1807–[1] 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment, 1809–[1] 80th Regiment (Staffordshire Volunteers), 1822–49[3] |
Commands held | Commandant, Norfolk Island New Zealand, 1840–44 |
Campaigns | Peninsular War[1]
Tauranga Campaign, 1842[4] |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Knight of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword[5] Cruz da Guerra Peninsular Military General Service Medal Sutlej Medal |
Memorials | 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers), Lichfield Cathedral. Bunbury's medals encased[6] |
Spouse(s) |
Clara Matilda Harriott
(m. 1853) |
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