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George Redfern
« on: Monday 14 February 11 15:01 GMT (UK) »
Hi everyone

Last week both this forum and the Military interest forum helped me put a name to a face by identifying a WWI uniform as being the badge of the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. As a result i managed to find a match with a member of my family - the gentleman in the original photograph is George Redfern, my great grandmothers brother on my fathers side. I was delighted and have since obtained his service record, which really helped bring him to life. He served in India and returned safely with a Meritious Service medal!

Anyway, since then I have gone through the family photos and managed to find another picture of him (out of uniform).

Would anyone be able to touch it up a little - it is quite damage although I have tried to crop the rough edges and also can anyone work out the date - I'm not sure whether this would be pre or post WWI? Thank you lovely people as always!

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Re: George Redfern
« Reply #1 on: Monday 14 February 11 15:27 GMT (UK) »
I'm afraid this could be either date.This style of suit was popular throughout the decade.


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Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
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Re: George Redfern
« Reply #2 on: Monday 14 February 11 15:41 GMT (UK) »
Hippy :) :) :) :)
Please scan all photographs at 300-600 dpi.
Please feel free to colour/modify any restores posted by me.
An acknowledgement would be much appreciated.

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Re: George Redfern
« Reply #3 on: Monday 14 February 11 16:07 GMT (UK) »
Thats great Hippy - thank you!!


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Re: George Redfern
« Reply #4 on: Monday 14 February 11 16:18 GMT (UK) »
One from me

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Re: George Redfern
« Reply #5 on: Monday 14 February 11 17:14 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Irene - really apperciate it.

I keep looking at his hand (on the prop) and thinking it looks slightly odd? Does anyone else?

In the military photo of him he has his right hand on a bayonet and it looks perfectly normal! Maybe its the angle of this shot - or my eyes!

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Re: George Redfern
« Reply #6 on: Monday 14 February 11 17:41 GMT (UK) »
glad you liked it.......here's one a bit lighter

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Re: George Redfern
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 15 February 11 11:01 GMT (UK) »
They are all fantastic - thanks everyone
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Re: George Redfern
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 15 February 11 21:20 GMT (UK) »
Couple from me

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g grandfather Thomas Borthwick 11/11/1882 - KIA 25/9/1915 aged 33 Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Brothers & cousins to Thomas (Both KIA same day)
Robert Johnstone Borthwick 1898 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 21 North Staffordshire Regiment

George Lowden Borthwick 1899 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 19 Royal Scots Fusiliers

gr Uncle Walter Combe b1893 - KIA 12/7/1915 aged 22  Kings Own Scottish Borderers

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