The 1939 Register shows a James H Costello (DoB 1897),Lydia Costello (DoB 1899), Gladys Howard (Costello)(DoB 1921) and James Costello(DoB 1922)
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17-02-2021 10:03 PM
Thread: J Costello b Prestwich abt 1922
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The 1939 Register shows a James H Costello (DoB...
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16-12-2020 12:55 PM
Thread: Control Commission Records
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My library card gives me online access to the...
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.
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20-09-2020 11:18 AM
Thread: WW2 service records
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Hi About halfway down this page there is a...
Hi
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
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13-09-2020 7:23 AM
Thread: George Cecil Pearce
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Hi You don't mention whether your uncle is still...
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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?... -
01-09-2020 8:34 AM
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If he doesn't appear on the 1939 register, this...
If he doesn't appear on the 1939 register, this probably indicates that he was already a serving member of the armed forces.
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31-08-2020 2:02 PM
Thread: WW2 service records
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For information about the deception operation...
For information about the deception operation (The Double Cross System) find the V-1 Flying Bomb article on Wiki.
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29-08-2020 2:24 PM
Thread: WW2 service records
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Hi There are 7 reported V1s on the 17th June '44...
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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
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21-05-2020 7:37 AM
Thread: Arthur Handley 1885 Wolverhampton
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Shouldn't this be on the WW1 board?
Shouldn't this be on the WW1 board?
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19-01-2020 2:50 PM
Thread: Help needed with uniform
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Hi My first though when I saw the picture was...
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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.
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15-01-2020 8:14 PM
Thread: Help needed with uniform
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Hi Have you looked for either of their names on...
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Have you looked for either of their names on the 1939 register?
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05-11-2019 11:03 AM
Thread: 10th Durham Light Infantry
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Hi Our Lomas's are all Lancashire based, mainly...
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Our Lomas's are all Lancashire based, mainly around Burnley. -
05-11-2019 10:35 AM
Thread: 10th Durham Light Infantry
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Hi Where did your John Lomas come from? My...
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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... -
27-10-2019 6:27 PM
Thread: Pub in London
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Hi Until you find out whereabouts it was you...
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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.
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25-08-2019 1:41 PM
Thread: RAF Cranborne Rhodesia
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I wonder if Babs' father went back to Cranborne...
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...
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... -
17-03-2019 3:51 PM
Thread: Camp - Woodmancote , west sussex
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Hi If we are talking about the Woodmancote near...
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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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Hi There is a book about the Anglo/Boer Wars...
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There is a book about the Anglo/Boer Wars which does have burial places,
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17-01-2019 8:21 PM
Thread: WW2 medal - please help
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Hi It might help if we knew what medal it is....
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It might help if we knew what medal it is.
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09-12-2018 9:37 PM
Thread: WW1 Medical Records
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This article, although it is from Smithsonian...
This article, although it is from Smithsonian refers in particular to a treatment centre in Britain for officers.
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26-11-2018 9:15 PM
Thread: Help deciphering place of death
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The location of his burial also fits. CWGC...
The location of his burial also fits. CWGC shows:
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18-11-2018 8:51 PM
Thread: Land Army Girls
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One dedicated museum plus displays at 5 others. ...
One dedicated museum plus displays at 5 others.
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12-11-2018 9:48 AM
Thread: John Howe Honour WW1
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FMP has a CGC record for a JH Honour so it maybe...
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.... -
10-11-2018 4:01 PM
Thread: William Henry Webb
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It shows as Sandfield Rd on this 1893 1:2500...
It shows as Sandfield Rd on this 1893 1:2500 oldmap.
https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/342701/387512/12/101394 -
06-11-2018 6:29 PM
Thread: Hms Trawler Fort Royal
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This looks to be a pre-war view http: ...
This looks to be a pre-war view
http: //trawlerphotos.co.uk/gallery/showphoto.php?
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24-10-2018 4:49 PM
Thread: Palestine terrorist campaign 1945-48
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Hi 3 Possible sources of info....
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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
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