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Lancashire / Re: Rootes Aircraft Factory Speke WW2
« on: Saturday 01 July 17 21:42 BST (UK)  »
I am not sure how old this thread is but Rootes became Dunlops after the war making tyres, tennis balls amongst other products. Dunlops eventually closed and the buildings demolished, it is now an industrial site with a number of units operating there.

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Lancashire / Re: St. Peters Church, Liverpool
« on: Tuesday 03 April 12 17:35 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

As Blue has said St.Peters was on Church Street in Liverpool, if you get a chance when you come over wallk down Church Street and on the pavement where the opening is to Liverpool One you will see the Brass Plate with a cross in it which identifies the exact place of the church.

Roy

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Army Photo for Dating
« on: Wednesday 28 March 12 20:53 BST (UK)  »
OR you are a star, Before starting this thread I had tried a number of seaches to locate William James with no success. I had already found papers on Ancestry but as I have already said it shows him being enlisted then discharged within days as unfit. Having the photos which only came to light the other week (and that's was due to a chance conversation with a lady who saw me taking pictures of where he used to live in Liverpool) made me think that he had to have served for longer than 3 days. Based on your information I did another quick search and have found on Ancestry a Medals Roll Index card for the  William James Dinwoodie you found, I will now get the Medical Record which I hope will confirm that it is out William James. I will also continue to see if I can find his enlistment papers now that I have a Reg No.

Thanks,
Roy

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Army Photo for Dating
« on: Tuesday 27 March 12 09:32 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your observations I must say I am very impressed with the knowledge that people have relating to these issues down to being able to date the uniform.

As William (full name William James Dinwoodie) came from Liverpool it would now seem obvious that it was the Kings Liverpool Regiment but I am still at a loss regarding his original enlistment then discharge within days from the Lancs Fusiliers if he then went on to serve later in the in the Kings Liverpool Regiment. I know he was a cook and we do have some other pictures of him outside the Cook house but I can not find on any of the Ancestry websites any enlistment papers? There is a record for a W J Dinwoodie in the Boar War but I feel that this is not him as he would be about 18/19. Any thoughts?

Thanks again
Roy

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Armed Forces / Date and identify Regiment
« on: Monday 26 March 12 22:54 BST (UK)  »
Hi I have placed an entry in the date photos and it was suggested I post a link here to see if anyone can help date and identify Regiment http://www.rootschat.com/links/0l07/

Thanks Roy

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Army Photo for Dating
« on: Monday 26 March 12 22:37 BST (UK)  »
Thanks OR, I did not expect a response so fast. I have tried, as you suggested, to get a better image of the cap badge but not sure if it will do. As a matter of interest his enlistment papers were for the Lancs. Fusiliers. I am not sure how to create a link to another forum but will have a further look tomorrow and give that a go.

Roy

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Army Photo for Dating
« on: Monday 26 March 12 22:12 BST (UK)  »
Could anyone please date these picture and possibly confirm regiment, I have a number of pictures all taken about the same time but not sure of date. The pictures are in an album and I have not been able to see the backs. The gentleman is my wife's Granddad 1883 to 1955. I know for certain that he enlisted in the 1st WW on the 28 Dec 1914 and was discharged on the 31st Dec 1914 " "being no longer physically fit......". I also know that by profession he was a Baker and in other pictures he is stood inside and outside camp Cookhouse. Apart from the information regarding his 1914 enlistment and discharge I can't find any other documents relating to him being in the Army.


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