Born at Chapelizod, near Dublin.
Enlisted at Dublin on the 18th of July 1846.
Age: 19.
Height: 5' 8". Trade: Plasterer.
Fair complexion. Grey eyes. Lt. brown hair.
Discharged from Leeds on the 1st of August 1871, "At his own request, after 24 years service."
Served 25 years 3 days. In Turkey and the Crimea, 2 years. Canada, 2 years 10 months.
Conduct: "very good".
In possession of five Good Conduct badges.
Six times entered in the Regimental Defaulter's book. Never tried by Court-martial.
Aged 44 years on discharge.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman, Sebastopol and the Turkish medal.
Documents confirm the award of the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman, Sebastopol, the Turkish medal and the Long Service medal.
Awarded the Long Service & Good Conduct medal on the 6th of November 1869, with a gratuity of £5.
To live in Tycairnoll, Aberquilly, Carmarthen, Wales.
Next of kin. Wife, Julia (also as Margaret) McNally, and is shown on the Regimental "Married roll" from the 14th of February 1854 but there were no children shown in the family at the time of his discharge.
Eds: The GRO records shows Thomas McNally aged 71 dying in the Llanelli district, Carmarthenshire, Wales in the March quarter of 1898.
Also shown in the 1881 Census are a Thomas McNally an Inn Keeper aged 47 born Ireland and Margaret McNally aged 40, born Carmarthen living on the Green in St Mary's Parish, Pembroke. No children are listed in the household. It hasn't been possible yet to establish if there is a link.