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Thank you for that Garibaldired. So that places my uncle in Portsmouth in December, 1945 - somewhat earlier than I had thought.

I should just like to take the opportunity of making a tribute to the great usefulness of Rootschat in general, by telling members of an extremely beneficial result that came out of this thread, if you will indulge me.

I knew that my uncle had married a Chinese lady whilst he was serving in the Shanghai Municipal Police, and that they had adopted a little Chinese girl as their daughter. I also knew that he had abandoned them at some stage, but I didn't know where or when - I assumed when he left China upon the Japanese occupation. As part of my genealogical research, which commenced some time after my uncle's death in 1976, I of course tried to trace them, but with no success - Chinese records are closed for the most part.

As a result of my original post on this thread, a poster  replied saying that she was a relative of C. G. Vaughan-Neale, and would like to know more. She had searched for him for many years, and then came across Rootschat and my post.
 

Now, thanks to Rootschat and this thread, she has two families, who all love her.

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Thanks for the reply. The picture (of the picture ) was sent to me by e-mail. I would enlarge it if I knew how.

Hi Lois,
Here is a version of your photograph that is larger, but still within the site guidelines.

Out of interest s.sullivan - as you have been in a couple of times since - did any of our work on your photograph meet with your approval?

Many thanks Hippy - much clearer now, not sure which pier we were on.

Regards, Ron            

Central Pier, I would say with some certainty.