Complex sentence: The first convicts and soldiers to arrive in Australia included a large number of Irish speakers, an example being private Patrick Geary, who in 1808 acted as court translator for Patrick Henchan, a convict accused of theft.
Split into simpler sentences: The first convicts and soldiers to arrive in Australia included a large number of Irish speakers. An example was soldier Patrick Geary, who in 1808 acted as court translator for Patrick Henchan, a convict accused of theft.