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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

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
i think his fathers name is Beriah

living on the dudley road springfield
thanks again
beardie