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Title: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: Lesanne on Sunday 17 July 05 21:19 BST (UK)
  This is a photo of my grandad, in a group of uniformed people.
I guess the date is around 1930-40. I don't know for sure.

        Does anyone know what he was doing?

               Many thanks,   Lesanne.   :D
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: liverpool annie on Sunday 17 July 05 21:41 BST (UK)



Boy Lesanne - Berlin Bob taught you well ! :P

Which one is your granddad??

Annie
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: Lesanne on Sunday 17 July 05 22:00 BST (UK)
    ;D   Hi Annie,   Yep, Had a good day doing this.
            Bob was great, came out sain the other end.
           it's ok if you have a spare 10 hours to work it out.  ;D ;D
 Just trying to post a full photo of the group, in case there is another rellie out there.

                  Just hope it still goes on, the puta just crashed.....duh ;D
                                     Lesanne..
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: Lesanne on Sunday 17 July 05 22:03 BST (UK)
    ::) Oh, grandad is third from the left at the back in the big photo.
                    at the back in the middle in the close-up...  :D
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: liverpool annie on Sunday 17 July 05 22:08 BST (UK)


Hi Girl - you did VERY well!!

It looks like some kind of Ambulance Brigade to me - but that's about as far as I can go.... ::)

Lots of good people here - you'll find out soon!!

Annie
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: manmack on Monday 18 July 05 02:37 BST (UK)
lesanne,was your g/father from staffordshire,mack
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: manmack on Monday 18 July 05 06:16 BST (UK)
lesanne,while we have you trapped on here,can i ask is the craze mentioned in your folio one of your family,mack
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: Lesanne on Monday 18 July 05 07:17 BST (UK)
 Hi Mack,
     Maidenhead, Berks. This is the most common place refering to Grandad. He was in Corby, as his place of residence when he married nan, in Maidenhead.

His parents were from Hammersmith, and his paternal link is Oxon. I'm still trying to find out if his dad, Robert, died in the ww1.

 Yes, Craze is direct family. So far, from the Mile End Old Town.

                                Does this help? Lesanne.  :)
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: manmack on Monday 18 July 05 07:52 BST (UK)
lesanne,i was asked some time ago if i could help trace some soldiers on a war memorial by the family tree mag,one of them was this lad.
thomas.louis craze
private
leicestershire regt
2nd battalion
6023638
died 15-3-41
commemorated on the khartoum memorial,panel 1
he worked at the albion brewery in whitechapel rd
born mile end
his parents were.louis and elizabeth craze.born and lived in mile end,louis also worked at the brewery as a carman.
i think this is louises details from ww1
private louis craze
17th london regt
born mile end
army number 4342
later 17th london regt army number changed to 576280
mack
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: Lesanne on Monday 18 July 05 13:06 BST (UK)
 Hi Mack,
     Yep, that sure looks like rellies. I have Lewis/Louis b 1811 to Elizabeth. They had a son Louis and I think Tom, but I'm trying to sort them out. So it's quite possible that the names carried on.
 There are 2 of us on here, JonathanW and myself, although Jon is a bit more distant. He is through William/Richard then marriage. Our's is Louis/Charlie/and so on down.

Jonathan and I linked up after a post in the London postings.

   What can I do for you?   Do you know what uniform my grandad is wearing?
                                         Lesanne.   :D
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: manmack on Monday 18 July 05 18:50 BST (UK)
lesanne,he must be your relative,because you have confirmed what i found,there was a carrying on of the louis name and all came from mile end,but ime useless with civvie records,about your g/fathers uniform,ime not quite sure thats why i have been hesitating with an answer,i can only tell you what i THINK it might be,its similar to the fire and heavy rescue units during the war,you should find pictures on the net during the blitz,that should confirm it,annie is right about ambulance units,they were teams of men and women,who dug people out of their homes etc and gave 1st aid then carried them off to the ozzy,i have a picture of the lost memorial that has young thomas,s name on if you want a copy sending,mack
ps and a picture of the brewery
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: Lesanne on Tuesday 19 July 05 05:59 BST (UK)
  Hi Mack,
            How interesting, that South Africa link is to us. We were there last Nov.
            I took some photo's in a British cemetary, just in case.
                        Webster was the surname of the only pic that came out.

             Yes please, to your offer of sending me your pictures.
                                                             Lesanne.
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: manmack on Wednesday 20 July 05 05:06 BST (UK)
lesanne,pm me your e.mail address and i will send them for you,mack
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: percy on Wednesday 20 July 05 17:21 BST (UK)

Hi  L,

The initials on grandpa's uniform seem to be "C.D." ---------- suggesting "Civil Defence".    The apparently blue/black 'battledress' uniform continued to be worn by Civil Defence into the 1960's.

PERCY
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: Lesanne on Wednesday 20 July 05 20:12 BST (UK)
 Hi Percy,
        Thanks for the info.
 Does it mean that CD uniform was worn all over the country?

                        Lesanne.
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: Lesanne on Sunday 24 July 05 20:21 BST (UK)
   Hi Mack,
             So far, I've managed to find a Thomas Louis Craze. date of birth 12/10/1856.
         St Dunstan, Stepney.                His parents Thomas and Elizabeth.
                                                      His Grandparents were Louis and Mary.   
 
          Does this make him to old ??   Should I look for another Tom Louis ??

                                                        ???  Lesanne.  ???
Title: Re: Recognise the UNIFORM ~ Photo
Post by: manmack on Monday 25 July 05 01:11 BST (UK)
lesanne,check the 1901 census,thomas craze and son,mack