Thomas Bunbury (British Army officer, born 1791)

Thomas Bunbury

CB KTS
Thomas Bunbury leading his troops.
Self-portrait
Born(1791-05-19)19 May 1791
Gibraltar[1]
Died25 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 service1807–1849
RankLieutenant Colonel
Unit90th Regiment (Perthshire Volunteers), 1807–[1]
3rd Regiment, 1807–[1]
91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment, 1809–[1]
80th Regiment (Staffordshire Volunteers), 1822–49[3]
CommandsCommandant, Norfolk Island
New Zealand, 1840–44
Campaigns
AwardsCompanion 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
Memorials80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers), Lichfield Cathedral. Bunbury's medals encased[6]
Spouse(s)
Clara Matilda Harriott
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(m. 1853)​

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.

  1. ^ a b c d e WO 25/800/158: Folio 313. Statement of Services of Captain Thomas Bunbury of the 80th Regiment of Foot with a Record of such Particulars as may be useful in case of his Death, The National Archives, p. 313
  2. ^ "Deaths". Norfolk Chronicle. Norfolk, England. 4 January 1962. p. 7.
  3. ^ War Office (1823). The Army List for January 1823 (PDF). London: War Office.
  4. ^ Collinson, Thomas Bernard (1853). "2. Remarks on the Military Operations in New Zealand" (PDF). Papers on Subjects Connected with the Duties of the Corp of Royal Engineers. New Series 3. London: John Weale: 47–50.
  5. ^ Bunbury, Thomas (1861). Reminiscences of a Veteran. Vol. 2. London: Charles J. Skeet. p. 145.
  6. ^ "80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers)". War Memorials Online. Retrieved 23 October 2021.