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Title: Is this word 'formerly'?
Post by: GGYD on Friday 02 August 24 19:54 BST (UK)
Hello
Is this word 'formerly' please?
Many thanks

Chris
Title: Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
Post by: Zefiro on Friday 02 August 24 20:06 BST (UK)
No.
From what can be seen in this very poorly image I think the word ends in -lly.
But I may have suffered from pixel blindness...

If you want your question answered, I urge you to post a decent image, with some extra text and some info about what sort of document this is.
Title: Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
Post by: GGYD on Friday 02 August 24 20:15 BST (UK)
It's a photo from a book, best I can do with macro on etc
It's from a war diary.
Here is the rest, I know what the rest says.
'A' Coy 10th DCLI
Transferred to
RE of(?) 251st
Tunneling
Coy RE on
20th Sept 1915

So basically the A Coy DCLI became 251 Tunneling Company Royal Engineers.
It's the first word that is puzzling me.
Chris
Title: Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
Post by: GGYD on Friday 02 August 24 20:18 BST (UK)
Forgot photo
Title: Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
Post by: shanreagh on Friday 02 August 24 22:40 BST (UK)
Looks like Signalls (with 2 'l's)
Title: Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
Post by: annmck on Saturday 03 August 24 01:24 BST (UK)
Signal Cy (Signal Company) ?
Title: Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
Post by: Raybistre on Saturday 03 August 24 09:46 BST (UK)
Originally???? Would make sense.
Title: Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
Post by: GGYD on Saturday 03 August 24 10:00 BST (UK)
Quote from: Raybistre on Saturday 03 August 24 09:46 BST (UK)
Originally???? Would make sense.
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Good call, could well be.
Thank you everyone else.
It wouldn't be signals or signal coy.
I can make out originally I think, looks to be right?

Chris
Title: Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
Post by: Istrice on Sunday 04 August 24 18:29 BST (UK)
Hi,

I think that the word is "Signally" - used to put emphasis on the information or instructions that follow.

Istrice
Title: Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
Post by: GGYD on Sunday 04 August 24 21:47 BST (UK)
Quote from: Istrice on Sunday 04 August 24 18:29 BST (UK)
Hi,

I think that the word is "Signally" - used to put emphasis on the information or instructions that follow.

Istrice
Excellent, thank you Istrice, I think you may have hit the nail on the head.
And well done to the forum members who suggested signal related words.
Thank you all for your time.