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Title: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: aus*jen on Monday 15 September 25 13:12 BST (UK)
  Need help with name of WW1 soldier third from top on this list on rear of 1917 postcard
  please.  Written in pencil.
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: macwil on Monday 15 September 25 13:19 BST (UK)
Deleted. Sorry, misread request.
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: aus*jen on Monday 15 September 25 13:22 BST (UK)
  Thankyou macwill I am looking for ideas on the third name from the top.
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: AlanBoyd on Monday 15 September 25 13:24 BST (UK)
I know the last letter looks very much like a ‘p’ but the descender doesn’t descend, so I think it is:

W. Took
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: macwil on Monday 15 September 25 13:26 BST (UK)
Yes Jen, I realised that as soon as I posted and deleted it as you posted.
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: aus*jen on Monday 15 September 25 13:30 BST (UK)
  Thanks Macwil.  Jen.
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: aus*jen on Monday 15 September 25 13:37 BST (UK)
Unfortunately there was no record for a W.Took on the WW1 service records on the National
Archives of Australia website.
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: mudmonster on Monday 15 September 25 13:41 BST (UK)
Loop maybe
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: aus*jen on Monday 15 September 25 13:52 BST (UK)
Thankyou Mudmonster.  You are close.  Most of these soldiers are from Wondai in Queensland.
I have just checked the Wondai Honour Board and found the name Wilfred James Toop.  I think
that is the name on the postcard.

Thanks to all who have assisted.   Jen.
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 15 September 25 13:52 BST (UK)
There are several Toops in the Australian WW1 records: including Walter, William and Wilfred Toop
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: aus*jen on Monday 15 September 25 13:56 BST (UK)
Thanks ShaunJ I will look up the record for Wilfred now.
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: aus*jen on Monday 15 September 25 14:06 BST (UK)
Just for interest, here is the front of the postcard, 8 soldiers on board HMAT Ayrshire 24.1.1917.
Photo beautifully restored by RC member.  Wilfred Toop is third from left.
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: Flattybasher9 on Monday 15 September 25 14:13 BST (UK)
Darkened.

M.
Title: Re: Help with name on WW1 postcard please
Post by: aus*jen on Monday 15 September 25 22:31 BST (UK)
Thankyou Flattybasher9 that is a great improvement.  ;)