While you're all thinking and researching (I hope), here is my final timeline:
FINAL TIMELINE FOR THOMAS WALTON:
1833 Believed born/baptized as Thomas Jonathan WALTON at parish of St. Mary the Great,
Cambridge CAM ENG, son of Thomas, a Bootmaker, and Deborah, nee SEAMAN. Possibly adopted the middle name ‘Fellows’ as he was the only child not to carry it.
before 1854 Attested for British Army.
October 1854 Arrived in the Crimea from England with 57th Regiment.
25 October 1854 fought at Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War (57th Regt., awarded medal clasp).
5 November 1854 fought at Battle of Inkerman, Crimean War (57th Regt., awarded medal clasp).
9 September 1856 fought at Siege of Sebastapol, Crimean War (57th Regt., awarded medal clasp).
1861 Served in India with the 57th Regt.
25 January 1861 Part of the 57th Regiment landed in Auckland from Bombay aboard Star Queen which took them on to New Plymouth.
11 February 1861 Part of 57TH Regiment arrived in Auckland from Bombay aboard Castilian.
27 May 1861 Remainder of 57th Regiment arrived in Auckland from Bombay aboard Prince Arthur. which took them on to New Plymouth.
circa 1861-1863 inclusive A Private in 57th Regiment of Foot in NZ.
circa late 1863 Discharged from 57th Regiment after three years field service. (Does not appear in Discharged in New Zealand)
circa late 1863 Joined the Taranaki Mounted Volunteers.
October 1865 Corporal, Taranaki Mounted Volunteers.
25 October 1865 Married Annie PARKER at New Plymouth TNK NZ.
Early 1867 57th Regiment left New Zealand, returning to England.
7 February 1868 Joined No. 3 Division, Armed Constabulary.
7 September 1868 Constable, No. 3 Division, Armed Constabulary.
7 September 1868 Wounded at Battle of Te Ngutu o te Manu (‘The Beak of the Bird’)
11 September 1868 Evacuated from Patea TNK to Wanganui per Woodpecke.
12 September 1868 Mentioned in the Wanganui Times as one of those wounded in action at Te
Ruaruru (actually Te Ngutu o te Manu) on 7 September 1868.
28 October 1869 Joined No. 7 Division, Armed Constabulary.
circa 1870 Discharged from Armed Constabulary.
3 June 1871 A witness to the suicide of Henry MEARS at Blenheim MBH.
3 June 1871 A labourer living at Picton MBH.
5 June 1871 A witness at the inquest into the death of Henry MEARS held at Blenheim MBH.
10 May 1873 Mentioned in Marlborough Express as witness to a business dissolution.
28 May 1873 Living at Picton MBH.
28 May 1873 Applied for New Zealand War Medal.
26 November 1873 Living at Picton MBH.
26 November 1873 Acknowledged receipt of his New Zealand War Medal.
25 August 1884 Died at Picton Hospital aged 51 of phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis) and exhaustion.
27 August 1884 Buried at Picton MBH.
