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Thomas Fowell is our man.
Habitual criminal. Born in 1872/3 Hanley Staffordshire.
Basket Maker, Baker ? Journeyman & Salesman.
No connection to the Dragoon Guards 5th or 2nd that I can find, think the original Thomas Powell did serve, however there are question's surrounding his pension card entry. But our man Fowell did serve for 198 days in 1890 with the Royal Artillery.
Regimental number 77987. Family mentioned was his father Thomas who was serving in the Navy, no address.

See attached details for Thomas Fowell, Alias James's Miller, Francis Arthur Rayner and not forgetting Frank Butler.










Dave.......

Ps....I wonder if the picture is available? and how did he get that bullet wound?

Hi Berenice & Dave,
Thanks to the great detective work between you both, we have got our man.

Trev

This man seems to have changed his full name. Is there a record of R. Taylor's first name?
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....Mrs. Furnifer, of 25, Cob-street, Blackburn, has been notified by the War Office that her husband (2,924) Private Thomas Furnifer, otherwise (2,924) Private R. Taylor, died of wounds received on January 20th, in General Buller's advance on Ladysmith. He was a reserve man, and belonged to the 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers. He leaves behind him a wife and three children. He has written several letters to his wife, previous to his being killed. In one letter dated December 25th, he says:—"We are messing about a lot here. After leaving Capetown we set sail for Durban, and then we took train for Estcourt. There has been a battle at this place, when the Dublins lost 240 men. I heard myself that 120 of Ted's company were prisoners in Pretoria. I intend to be teetotal, and keep from drink altogether, and so save what I can to bring home with me. I don't think the war will last long, and hope to God that it won't."
The Blackburn Times, Saturday 3rd February 1900