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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: Rachael89 on Wednesday 24 May 06 18:20 BST (UK)
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Hi all
Could anyone do me a favour and restore this photo of a Great Aunt? It's pretty beaten up and it would be great if you could do anything with it!
Best
Rachael
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Is that a Sherwood Foresters Regimental badge on her coat??...
Michael72.
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Hi there
I'm afraid I don't know, I have no knowledge of badges or the like. Do you have any more information about this badge? I could probably tell you how likely it is that it was hers if you can give me a description of what it was for etc.
She is 89 years old now and lives far away, but the next time I speak to her on the phone, I'll ask her.
Best
Rachael
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At a quick guess i would say the Royal Fusiliers.
I've got one in the drawer somewhere. I'll have to dig it out.
I seem to remember the 14/18th badge is very like it,
Tomkin
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The badge on her coat is indeed a military cap badge by the look of it.
It shows the distinctive bugle of a light infantry regiment, and the letters DLI are a giveaway. It's the Durham Light Infantry.
See the badge about 10 rows down on this page
http://www.westernfront.co.uk/thegreatwar/articles/indexphotosbyclass.php?photoclassification=26
regards,
Neil
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Thankyou very much for your research, you have enabled me to realise that it is another Great Aunt, the one who I thought it was was her sister. The lady in the photo passed away recently so I'll ask Grandad if she was a member of that organisation.
Can anyone do a restoration job, by any chance?
Thankyou for your help.
Rachael
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Sorry to have waylaid your original request....I've downloaded it and will give it a go... ;D
On second glance the Badge appears to be the Durham Light Infantry....
Michael72.
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Hi Neil,
Spot on mate and a very interesting site. I may be wrong but i think
a lot of units had the bugle as part of the badge. From what you say maybe
all were the light infantry.
Rachael,
Patience, you only posted it at 18:20 and its only 21:45.
Do you realise how long it can take to do a decent job. Just because nobody
has replied doesn't mean that nobody is working on your request.
Tomkin
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Sorry! I didn't mean to sound demanding :'(.
I know how long it can take, I do colourising myself, I was just slightly afaraid it may turn into a find the badge thread instead (not that that's a bad thing, indeed it has proved very useful) I was just trying to remind people of the purpose of the thread.
I'm very sorry if I sounded rude!
Rachael
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Worry not Rachael......Steady on there Tomkin Mate ;D....it was my fault, and I do apologise, I can well understand you thinking your post was being Hijacked.....Army and Badges attract attention..it's a man thing.. ;D ;D ;D I was just taken by the Badge.....there just has to be some kind of History there.....was your Aunts Husband away at War somewhere??...
Anyway...heres just a quick go at Aunty and Babe for you...someone is probably already hot-foot with more attempts.....
Best Regards, Michael72
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Hi Rachael,
I didn't think you sounded rude, if that's any consolation! :) I knew you were just bringing the thread back down the original track, so no offense taken here at least :)
Now, I've just done a very basic tidy up and added a sepia colour - I hope you like it. Not sure it's particularly good :-\
Cheers
:D
Prue
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Heres another quicky.....I've had a couple of 'Scotch nightcaps' so I'm not sure I should be trusted with any more attempts tonight... ;D ;D ;D
Michael72.
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Hi Rachael,
I'm posting the first stage because it's shopping day
tomorrow. Will continue and post the finished job when I've spent up.
Tomkin
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P.S.
I'm sure that's a Davy Crockett hat.
Tomkin
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another one
Barbara
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Here is my effort.
Mike.
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WOW :o! These are all so great everyone! They're amazing considering the quality of the original!
The lady in the picture is my Aunty Mary, she never got married because her fiancee was killed in WW2. I know she was in the military (my dad has seen photos of her in the uniform) so the badge was probably hers for some reason or another. The baby was probably one of her sisiter Jenny's (who I first thought the photo was of) children. Aunty Jenny and Aunty Mary both look so alike in old photos you can't tell them apart! Aunty Mary died last year at the age of 89 but she had an exciting and very full life, she travelled around the world!
Thanks again!
Rachael
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It's doubtful your Aunty was in the Durham Light Infantry, but her Fiance might well have been.....if you knew his name it would be easy to find out his military History....she was obviously wearing his Regimental Badge for some reason.....maybe in Memory?...
Michael72.
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Hi Rachael,
Quick colour version.Had to take a guess with the
colours I'm afraid.
Tomkin
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hi all, i havent been around for a while and am very impressed with the photographic restoration threads.
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Better late than never Rachel... you have lots of choices !
My effort.... sepia of course !