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Henry Richard Parmenter

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 9 Feb 2014 16:37

Hi ,I am looking for help with finding details on the above .i.e service record
Henry was born 1858,Essex,he married Mary Makey they had 6 childrenHenry served with the Royal Berkshire
their 1st child Beatrice was born Gibraltar(British subject) in 1885-2/Wilfred was born Malta(British subject)1890 -3/Lilian Alice b 1891(armed forces birth)

census for Henry
1861 Witham Essex
1881Gibraltar
1891Mill Barracks ,Reading
1901 Englefield

Researching:
Park/Millar/King/Gould/Higton/Else/Blood/Hughes/Walker/Lyons/Hawkins/Mayhall

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 9 Feb 2014 17:04

There is this record on FMP, which is him, he gives his NOK as Mary who he married as Mary Markley in Gibraltar on the 18th May 1881

Also three children are named.

Beatrice Alma born 23/4 /84
Wilfred Henry born 22 /10/89
Lilian Alice born 91


The record

First name(s): Henry

Last name: PARMENTER



Calculated year of birth: 1857

Parish of birth: Witham

Town of birth: Chelmsford

County of birth: Essex

Age at attestation: 13 years

Attestation date: 8 September 1870

Attestation corps:

Attestation soldier number: 329

Discharge rank:

Discharge corps:

Discharge soldier number:

The National Archives reference: WO97

There are 10 images available for this soldier


George

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 10 Feb 2014 09:52

George
I am sending you a very big THANK YOU
has I have never been able to find his service number
gather that the images ??you mention are veiwable at the Archives??

Researching:
Park/Millar/King/Gould/Higton/Else/Blood/Hughes/Walker/Lyons/Hawkins/Mayhall

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 10 Feb 2014 10:56

Elizabeth
This record is on Find my Past, if you don't subscribe I can download the images and send them to you.

there are 10 pages, which I will do later today, I will send initially by the GR PM system if that fails you will need to send me your email address, but send it by PM don't put on the boards

George

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 10 Feb 2014 13:46

Elizabeth

Images now sent, check in your inbox

George

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 10 Feb 2014 16:00


Thank you

Researching:
Park/Millar/King/Gould/Higton/Else/Blood/Hughes/Walker/Lyons/Hawkins/Mayhall