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Title: Soldier relative appearing on 1905 photo?
Post by: sonofdave on Thursday 19 March 15 11:58 GMT (UK)
I recently came across a photo of 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers taken in 1905 and knowing my GGF was serving with NF at this time and given the pic was a decent resolution I thought it was worth a scan for him.
 
I found a soldier who had a similar shaped face and overlay a picture of him* taken in 1905 and his facial features scaled perfectly.
 
You can of course, make anything convincing using photoshop and there's always an element of wishful thinking with these things, but it looks like a good match, does anyone agree?

*Original photo on left, 50% blend in middle, 100% on right.
Title: Re: Soldier relative appearing on 1905 photo?
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 19 March 15 12:03 GMT (UK)
Not sure what, or who, we are supposed to be looking at  ???
Title: Re: Soldier relative appearing on 1905 photo?
Post by: Sinann on Thursday 19 March 15 12:04 GMT (UK)
Took a while to even spot it.
It's a very good match IMHO.
Title: Re: Soldier relative appearing on 1905 photo?
Post by: sonofdave on Thursday 19 March 15 12:05 GMT (UK)
Quote from: aghadowey on Thursday 19 March 15 12:03 GMT (UK)
Not sure what, or who, we are supposed to be looking at  ???

This chap, sorry tried to frame him in the centre  :)