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Title: Help reading ww1 discharge form
Post by: louisefi on Friday 05 September 14 20:45 BST (UK)

Hi - can anyone tell me what this word says? Its a reason for being discharged from service in WW1.  Thanks :)

Title: Re: Help reading ww1 discharge form
Post by: genjen on Friday 05 September 14 20:50 BST (UK)

It looks like Deafness to me.

Jen :)

Title: Re: Help reading ww1 discharge form
Post by: louisefi on Friday 05 September 14 20:53 BST (UK)

Thanks Jen - I did think that originally but not sure as it doesn't quite look right?

Title: Re: Help reading ww1 discharge form
Post by: DavidJP on Friday 05 September 14 20:55 BST (UK)

Hi,

It looks like deafness to me too.

Kind regards

David

Title: Re: Help reading ww1 discharge form
Post by: jess5athome on Friday 05 September 14 20:58 BST (UK)

I agree on Deafness, it is written strangely as you say but I can't think of anything else.  :-\

Frank.

Title: Re: Help reading ww1 discharge form
Post by: mmm45 on Friday 05 September 14 20:59 BST (UK)

Yes deafness spelt incorrect?

Ady

Title: Re: Help reading ww1 discharge form
Post by: genjen on Friday 05 September 14 21:01 BST (UK)

I think the spelling is correct but the writing a little odd.

Jen :)

Title: Re: Help reading ww1 discharge form
Post by: jess5athome on Friday 05 September 14 21:02 BST (UK)

There looks to be two different styles in the one word.

Frank.

Title: Re: Help reading ww1 discharge form
Post by: genjen on Friday 05 September 14 21:05 BST (UK)

Two different forms of the letter e - presumably because of the position in the word - and a slight oddness in the double s at the end of the word.

I am quite capable of having two completely different versions of a letter in any one word, depending on what it follows.