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Can you help decipher this handwriting please? 5 years 2 months ago #62571

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Still searching David. My initial thought was "Essex" but that doesn't fit. Have you seen these references?

DEPOT KAB
SOURCE GH
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 1/400
SYSTEM 00
REFERENCE 2
PART 1
DESCRIPTION PAPERS RECEIVED FROM SECRETARY OF STATE, LONDON: GENERAL
DESPATCHES.COMPLAINT BY MR. AUSTIN ON THE SUBJECT OF THE TREATMENT
OF HIS SON, A MEMBER OF THE CAPE MOUNTED RIFLES.
STARTING 1880
ENDING 1880

DEPOT KAB
SOURCE GH
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 1/401
SYSTEM 00
REFERENCE 70
PART 1
DESCRIPTION PAPERS RECEIVED FROM SECRETARY OF STATE, LONDON: GENERAL
DESPATCHES.MR. ST. AUSTIN COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF HIS SON
P ST. AUSTIN IN THE CAPE MOUNTED RIFLES.
STARTING 1880
ENDING 1880

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Can you help decipher this handwriting please? 5 years 2 months ago #62572

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 31662 Thank you received: 4519	Rory, No I have not seen those but they may hold the key. Many thanks David Dr David Biggins
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Can you help decipher this handwriting please? 5 years 2 months ago #62573

Rory Offline Senior Member Posts: 3344 Thank you received: 2150	I've got him David!! See below: Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: djb
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Can you help decipher this handwriting please? 5 years 2 months ago #62574

Rory Offline Senior Member Posts: 3344 Thank you received: 2150	Death Notice Attachments:
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Can you help decipher this handwriting please? 5 years 2 months ago #62575

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 31662 Thank you received: 4519	Fantastic. Many thanks, Rory And your guess was correct too. Great forenames for Mr Austin. Dr David Biggins
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Can you help decipher this handwriting please? 5 years 2 months ago #62576

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 31662 Thank you received: 4519	I am looking at his age of death, 48 in 1916 gives a birth year around 1868. He is on the SAGS roll for clasp 1877-8 with rank Private which would make him 10, surely too young an age to be serving with the CMR? Dr David Biggins
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