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Where is this place please?
« on: Wednesday 24 March 10 09:09 GMT (UK) »
Hi there,

Just wondering if anyone could decipher where this place is please?
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Re: Where is this place please?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 10:08 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

What country is it likely to be?   Any clues from the photograph?




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Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Where is this place please?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 10:14 GMT (UK) »
Hi Nanny Jan

I am not sure. The front is Frank dressed in Army uniform, thinking first world war.
I can't see any distinguishing land marks but will send the front of the photo.
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Re: Where is this place please?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 10:19 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

His medal card or service records might give the answer!   ;)


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Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Where is this place please?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 10:39 GMT (UK) »
can not really help with the location but the first part of the writing reads "Frank at".... as for the date it would be after 1924 due to the evidence of him wearing collar dogs.
He could just be on an exercise/ firing range in the UK or a posting overseas as true to their motto the R.A. were "everywhere" (even in peace time).

OR.
Claxton- East London & Essex<br />Cuthbert- Mile End East London <br />Edwards - East London & Essex<br />Goll- Norfolk<br />Harris-Mile End East London<br />Hurr - Suffolk<br />Law- Bethnal Green East London<br />Moll- East London<br />Robinson- Bethnal Green East London<br />Tait- Argyll & Glasgow<br />Thompson Shoreditch East london<br />Watson- Glasgow<br />Wood- Bethnal Green East London<br /><br />Local history interest; Noak Hill & Harold Hill Essex<br /><br />census information crown cop

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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 10:58 GMT (UK) »
Hi there,

Thanks for the date this certainly will help with the search...
now if the place could be named would also be great....
not sure if the medal card or service records are accessable

cheers


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Re: Where is this place please?
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 11:11 GMT (UK) »
Hi

We can try and have a look if you post his name, year and place of birth to see if anything fits.

Evie
Booth, Hornsby, Northumberland & Durham
Jackson, Northumberland & Durham
Douthwaite, N Yorks & Durham
Geldard, N Yorks
Ward, Cheshire & W Yorks
Swallow, Boid, W Yorks
Kirby, Lowe, Studholme, Geary, Emery, Baldock

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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 11:25 GMT (UK) »
The place looks like Pilawawa?  There's a town in Ontario called Petawawa, and a town in Poland called Pilawa.

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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 14:45 GMT (UK) »
I am not an expert with the RA but didn't their collar badges have a scroll under? Those without being Militia or territorials. I also thought that they moved the lanyard to the right shoulder in c1920/1, but I have seen it claimed for 1924.

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