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The 1939 Register shows a James H Costello (DoB 1897),Lydia Costello (DoB 1899), Gladys Howard (Costello)(DoB 1921) and James Costello(DoB 1922)
Living at 31 John Street, Droylsden, Droylsden U.D.,...

My library card gives me online access to the British Library newspapers on line.
I tried a search for Phyllis on both their databases covering the period and couldn't find her.
I did however find...

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About halfway down this page there is a report of a V1 bombs in Redhill on 16th June.
https://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt2/pt2Fbombs.html

It could well be the one...

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You don't mention whether your uncle is still alive. If so he can get his own records for free.

Have you seen this article, with comments, about the repatriations?...

If he doesn't appear on the 1939 register, this probably indicates that he was already a serving member of the armed forces.

For information about the deception operation (The Double Cross System) find the V-1 Flying Bomb article on Wiki.
It was also used against the V-2s.

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There are 7 reported V1s on the 17th June '44 in Lewisham. There may be similar reports for other boroughs which I haven't yet found.
https://lewishamwarmemorials.wikidot.com/incident:v1

The...

Shouldn't this be on the WW1 board?

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My first though when I saw the picture was Home Guard.
What was the occupation of the person you found in Guildford?
My father was HG in Guildford and I have some pictures.
Stripes or no...

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Have you looked for either of their names on the 1939 register?
Finding them would show that they were still here at the outbreak.

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Our Lomas's are all Lancashire based, mainly around Burnley.

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Where did your John Lomas come from?
My paternal grandfather had a brother John 1872-1953.
Every generation seems to have had a John and we don't have children's names or records for any of...

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Until you find out whereabouts it was you can't do a lot. but once you have a district and approx location/street then this site might help you.
https://www.closedpubs.co.uk/london.html

I wonder if Babs' father went back to Cranborne after the war.
This history of RATG says they did have them later.
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Mahern:
If you zoom in (ctrl+) you can see that it is quartered with a blue quarter at the lower hoist side which makes it a Royal Standard.the opposite quarter being the one with most yellow points...

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If we are talking about the Woodmancote near Chichester I have found an old map which shows what appears to be an encampment on Cemetery Rd between Woodmancote and Westbourne....

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There is a book about the Anglo/Boer Wars which does have burial places,
This thread shows how it helped me to find out about a Great Uncle....

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It might help if we knew what medal it is.
Is it a standard service/campaign medal or is it one of the various gallantry medals?

This article, although it is from Smithsonian refers in particular to a treatment centre in Britain for officers.
I found it a few days ago, but you hadn't mentioned his rank before; but I notice...

The location of his burial also fits. CWGC shows:
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY XXXII. C. 8.

One dedicated museum plus displays at 5 others.

https://www.womenslandarmy.co.uk/research-and-contact/museums/

FMP has a CGC record for a JH Honour so it maybe that there were 2 different JH's.
I wonder if the leg injury the OP mentions could actually have predated the war and thus excluded him from service....

It shows as Sandfield Rd on this 1893 1:2500 oldmap.
https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/342701/387512/12/101394

This looks to be a pre-war view

http: //trawlerphotos.co.uk/gallery/showphoto.php?
photo=109050&title=fort-royal&cat=516

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3 Possible sources of info.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_David_Hotel_bombing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Agatha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irgun_operations