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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Royal Navy captain's name
« on: Tuesday 01 April 25 23:00 BST (UK) »
Definitely a possibility. Better than Hanee too.
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Royal Navy captain's name
« on: Tuesday 01 April 25 21:22 BST (UK) »
Could it be Hanee I wonder?
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Cause of death
« on: Tuesday 31 December 24 23:30 GMT (UK) »
Sorry - deleted
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The Common Room / Re: Death of Arthur (arthurk)
« on: Monday 30 December 24 08:54 GMT (UK) »Such sad news. Always a gentleman, and really beautiful photographs of the countryside on his walks.
My condolences to the family as well.
I agree with all these sentiments.
Wiggy
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Occupation help?
« on: Wednesday 25 December 24 07:11 GMT (UK) »Beamer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamer_(occupation)
Definitely for William, but I can't see Beamer for Frank. However I am prepared to be corrected!
I just can't see the first letter in Frank's second occupation word as a B.
Is it?Look at the very clear B in the word Bachelor by the same scribe, two lines below.
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Occupation help?
« on: Wednesday 25 December 24 01:53 GMT (UK) »
For Frank
. Dyer & ? Cleaner ...... not sure about cleaner - sure of next two
( journeyman)
Bachelor.
Wiggy
. Dyer & ? Cleaner ...... not sure about cleaner - sure of next two
( journeyman)
Bachelor.
Wiggy
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Deciphering a birth place
« on: Wednesday 27 November 24 02:49 GMT (UK) »
Agree - Wilts(hire)
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: A particularly puzzling pyjama pic
« on: Thursday 07 November 24 01:38 GMT (UK) »
True, everything else is wrong . . but the pyjamas still remind me of concentration camp 'clobber'. 
Theatrical sounds good.
Theatrical sounds good.
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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: A particularly puzzling pyjama pic
« on: Wednesday 06 November 24 23:46 GMT (UK) »Clothing reminds me of the uniform prisoners wore in concentration camps.
https://auschwitz.net/coleccion/prisoner-uniforms/
Maybe these 2 performed on stage?
My immediate thought too.