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    Could it be Toy Factory? There were a number...

    Could it be Toy Factory?

    There were a number of toy manufacturers in London at that time, some of which went on to produce arms and armaments during WW2.

    Peter
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    HMS Boscawen was a shore based establishment...

    HMS Boscawen was a shore based establishment (stone frigate) located on Portland.

    HMS Turtle was a similar establishment in Poole.

    Peter
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    There’s a David Edgar RODAVID, born 1893, living...

    There’s a David Edgar RODAVID, born 1893, living in Cardiff with Amelia, Elizabeth and four others. Could that be him?

    That surname occurs nowhere else that I can see.

    Peter
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    With thanks to wimsey for drawing our attention...

    With thanks to wimsey for drawing our attention to the South African resource GenDatabase.com, there is this death entry which might be your man:

    Frederick Thomas Roland Hill, born 30th August...
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    Forces War Records has F T R Hill, as a private...

    Forces War Records has F T R Hill, as a private in the South African Army, service number 1655, who was indeed a prisoner of war at Camp 82 Laterina in Italy.
    No dates recorded and no mention of his...
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    At the top of the transcription page click on...

    At the top of the transcription page click on "More Actions" and select "Report an Error"

    I've already done one. 95 RAF personnel were recorded as living in a semi in Bedford. In fact it was the...
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    I think the second half of the third line may say...

    I think the second half of the third line may say 'discharged to England'

    Peter
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    First two lines look like: Gun shot wound...

    First two lines look like:

    Gun shot wound shoulder, admitted No 26 General Hospital Etaples 16.10.15
    23.10.15 to Wharncliffe War Hospital, Sheffield 21.10.15

    Struggling with the rest!

    Peter...
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    In 1909 the 17th annual Grocery, Provisions, Oil...

    In 1909 the 17th annual Grocery, Provisions, Oil and Italian Warehouse and Allied Trades' Exhibition was held at the Royal Agricultural Hall in Islington.

    ...
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    However, if they are 'minus' signs after LAT and...

    However, if they are 'minus' signs after LAT and LON, it could be Central Brazil!!

    Peter
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    There are a number of websites in which you can...

    There are a number of websites in which you can enter the coordinates to get a position.
    I used GPS-Coordinates.
    It appears to be in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Somalia.

    Peter
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    Also Frederic Robert son of Frederic Robert...

    Also Frederic Robert son of Frederic Robert Godfrey, labourer and Ann, at St Barnabus.

    Baptism on Quinquagesima, February 6th 1853.
    Birth December 31st 1845.
    Address 15 Queen Street

    Peter
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    Ancestry has a baptism in 1853 for a Mary Anne...

    Ancestry has a baptism in 1853 for a Mary Anne Emma Godfrey at St Barnabus Church, Pimlico.

    Westminster, London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1919

    Baptism on Easter Day,...
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    When the reverse of the photo is enlarged, one...

    When the reverse of the photo is enlarged, one can discern some handwriting (in pencil?), which may be a name and address.

    Perhaps ‘Weston’ next to Jim
    ?? Road on the next line
    Perhaps ‘Dorset’...
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    Possible images of Paulville Cottages: ...

    Possible images of Paulville Cottages:

    Britainfromabove has some aerial shots of Balbardie Steelworks, some of which depict the six blocks found by helachau. They seem to be terraced houses...
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    One of WMD’s descendants has sent a very positive...

    One of WMD’s descendants has sent a very positive reply.

    WMD’s son is approaching 80 years of age and the family feel that he will be delighted to have his father’s medals returned to him, which...
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    Perhaps I should have said not yet been...

    Perhaps I should have said not yet been digitised. Only about 5% of the NA’s Archives have been digitised. Many have been indexed, hence the page that you can view here:

    https://discovery....
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    There is a public family tree on Ancestry with...

    There is a public family tree on Ancestry with William Marshall Dodds at various addresses in Australia from 1958 onward and his death in Sale, Victoria in 1976.

    He is shown as married with one...
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    Service record has wife’s name Edna . Wiiliam M...

    Service record has wife’s name Edna
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    Wiiliam M Dodds married Edna Smith in 1940 Cleethorpes, Q1 7A 2339.

    Service record gives 7 Newbury Avenue, Great Coates, Grimsby, as one of several...
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    There is a record at The National Archives in the...

    There is a record at The National Archives in the name of Lieutenant D S Hickman, service number 160621, which mentions his escape from a train en route from Sulmona, Italy, to Germany, and his...
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    Hi Julie, welcome to BritGen. There is a...

    Hi Julie, welcome to BritGen.

    There is a service record at The National Archives with that service number in the name of William Marshall Dodds, born 1910.

    I’ve downloaded the record (free at...
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    My home town of Godalming had a public...

    My home town of Godalming had a public electricity supply and experimental street lighting as early as 1881.

    On the 3rd September 1881 the Godalming Borough Lighting Committee “had under their...
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    She's there as an employee, not necessarily as an...

    She's there as an employee, not necessarily as an orphan.

    Peter
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    The 1901 Census also has an Annie McGovern, born...

    The 1901 Census also has an Annie McGovern, born Bootle, aged 14, as a working inmate at The Liverpool Seaman Orphan Institution in Orphan Drive, Newsham Park. Liverpool.

    RG13, Piece 3502, Folio...
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    Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907 -...

    Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act 1907 - Wikipedia

    Peter
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