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11 pte enoch/enock powell 1st s.staffs

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:09 am
by beardie
hello all,
can some kind soul who has find my past subscription have a look at service papers (1760-1913)for enock powell born open gates , shropshire coalminer living rowley regis and confirm same man!

he served in the egypt campiagn around 1883

thanks beardie

Re: 11 pte enoch/enock powell 1st s.staffs

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:10 am
by beardie
no river of blood jokes please :shock:

Re: 11 pte enoch/enock powell 1st s.staffs

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:49 pm
by cid
Enock POWELL

Calculated year of birth: 1861

Parish of birth: Salop

Town of birth: Open Gates

County of birth: Shropshire

Age at attestation: 20 years 4 months

Attestation date: 6 August 1881

Attestation corps: South Staffordshire Regiment

Re: 11 pte enoch/enock powell 1st s.staffs

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:07 pm
by cid
Occupation Collier
Fathers name appears to begin with a B address Springfield Dudley

Home 81 - 83
Malta 83 - 84
Egypt 84 - 86
Gibralta 86 - 89
Home 89 - 93

Appears to have been imprisoned for entering the canteen when a defaulter??? June August 82
Tried and fined £1 and imprisoned for .........?? duty in 87

Some medical info too if you're interested

Re: 11 pte enoch/enock powell 1st s.staffs

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:38 pm
by beardie
thankyou cid :grin:

i think his fathers name is Beriah :shock: living on the dudley road springfield

thanks again

beardie