Understanding photos

[jayne7856]

I have a couple of photographs of my gt uncles who fought in WW1. I am trying to search for their information but as their name - Matthews-is quite common I am not having much luck. Where can I post their photographs in order to gleen some information such as regiment etc.
I'd be grateful for any information. Thankyou

[Lesley Robertson]

Welcome to the British Genealogy Forum, Jayne.
We have a section on old photos "]HERE. Alternatively, there's the WW1 section HERE.

I've not uploaded photos, so I'll leave those instructions to one of the others. There are a few messages about different methods, but the site has had upgrades, so if you decide to try one, make sure it's dated 2019 or higher.

Of course, if you tell us what you know about the men (forenames, spouses, ages, where they lived, etc), our members can try other means.

[christanel]

A warm welcome from me also Jayne

To upload an image to the forums the first step is to make sure that you are in Go Advanced mode on the Brit-Gen thread where you want to place the photo. Click on the picture frame in the row of images above the reply box. (6 from the RH side.) The box that appears requires a URL address.
You have to upload your photo to a free site which will provide a URL address. I use Postimage which is very simple.
On the home page of Postimage click on 'Choose images' then find and click on the file you want to upload where you have the photo stored on your computer eg Pictures. Then click on the particular folder that holds your picture and Open it. Choose your photo, click on it and click on Open. You are now taken back to the Postimage page where you are given a choice of 9 links. Click on the URL 'Hotlink for forum' Now right click on the URL address and then click on Copy. Go back to the reply box on the Brit-Gen thread and in the URL box right click on your mouse and from the menu click on paste. The URL for your photo is now ready to be posted on the forum along with any information you have typed in to accompany it.
I hope I have explained this clearly enough for you to have a go and there are other free sites from which to upload images with a URL address.
Christina