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  1. Pam I often wondered what was the draft about...

    Pam
    I often wondered what was the draft about and who it was intended. Nowadays I just delete without opening it to save the embarrassment of wondering why Joe Bloggs hadn't replied to it 😀
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    Hope everyone enjoy the festive break. Merry...

    Hope everyone enjoy the festive break.
    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
  3. Thread: Stripper

    by Neil Wilson
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    Nottingham was the home for a tobacco warehouse...

    Nottingham was the home for a tobacco warehouse for Players cigarettes.
    There was also lace makers and an armament factory there.
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    Hello From Wikipedia, It appears that SA...

    Hello
    From Wikipedia, It appears that SA denotes under South Africa command.
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    Served at Cranwell, saw more of it than most...

    Served at Cranwell, saw more of it than most folks there but that was a few years ago
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    Hello Guessing here, but it might be No1 School...

    Hello
    Guessing here, but it might be No1 School of Technical Training
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1_School_of_Technical_Training_RAF
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    Would it be the 'ship's captain' and not the...

    Would it be the 'ship's captain' and not the regiment's captain who was named??
  8. Hello and welcome to BritGen For Army records...

    Hello and welcome to BritGen

    For Army records please see this post

    Regarding the RAF query, he might have enlisted into the RAF then transferred to the Tank Corp.

    Hope this helps
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    Hi Richard Looks like a blazer badge to me.

    Hi Richard
    Looks like a blazer badge to me.
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    Hello Richard The badge does sound like a...

    Hello Richard
    The badge does sound like a blazer one, they used to be sown with gold wire. The crown would be the Kings one.
    Try looking at this link for inserting photos
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    Happy New Year everyone, let start demolishing...

    Happy New Year everyone, let start demolishing some brick walls
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    My brain thought fairground, then what type of...

    My brain thought fairground, then what type of roundabout, 1921 it would have been steam driven, so lots of colour and smells
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    Hello Jim MU stood for Maintenance Unit...

    Hello Jim

    MU stood for Maintenance Unit recently, although this won't apply to someone listening to radio transmissions, but might help making it a Wireless Unit, whether that was a wartime unit I...
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    Have you tried the 1921 census records? With his...

    Have you tried the 1921 census records?
    With his name and year of birth you should be able to narrow down the list and find his parents/siblings?
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    Sorry to hear about Guy, he was very...

    Sorry to hear about Guy, he was very knowledgeable and helpful.
    RIP Guy
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    Woodhouse near Hucknall

    Woodhouse near Hucknall
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    Possibly she could have done, but have you...

    Possibly she could have done, but have you thought about the spelling of the name? In the 1700s, my family appeared with two L then back to one.
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    Hello Adycart Please see this link for the...

    Hello Adycart

    Please see this link for the description of the medals
    https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/medals
    There will be a specific order for the medals to be displayed. A specialist...
  19. Thread: PDF pages

    by Neil Wilson
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    Hi Mitch I use chrome but have pdf default set...

    Hi Mitch
    I use chrome but have pdf default set to open in Edge (Microsoft Web browser) s that gives more controls than Adobe reader
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    My old man had a war time photo which showed a...

    My old man had a war time photo which showed a medal ribbon. He said it was actually put on by the photographer because he didn't have any due to not being overseas.
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    Sticky: Might order my records and my late father's

    Might order my records and my late father's
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    Merry Christmas Lesley and everyone else Stay...

    Merry Christmas Lesley and everyone else

    Stay Safe and happy researching
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    Hi Richard I'm not sure on RAF records of that...

    Hi Richard
    I'm not sure on RAF records of that period. Currently, medical records have to be requested separately, although records from that period might not have survived due to their destruction...
  24. Thread: Hello

    by Neil Wilson
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    Welcome to the British Genealogy Forum, Wayne....

    Welcome to the British Genealogy Forum, Wayne. Have a wander round, see what is where and choose a suitable forum to tell us a bit about your current research. Since you say that you're new to online...
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    Well done Chris Way in front of me, although I...

    Well done Chris
    Way in front of me, although I had a break due to family reasons and lost my way :)
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