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unknown photo in friends collection
« on: Tuesday 23 April 13 21:24 BST (UK) »
Does anyone recognise this uniform - I don't have a clue as to where to start to look and there is so much information on here. Dates would be useful too please with any info you can add. Thanks everyone

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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 23 April 13 21:40 BST (UK) »
I think hes a farrier in the Royal Horse Artillery in WW1

Ady
Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 23 April 13 21:44 BST (UK) »
Sounds good to me! If only I knew his name LOL!!!

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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 23 April 13 22:47 BST (UK) »
Good evening,

If you discover his name then this site may be of interest; http://blacksmiths.mygenwebs.com/index.php

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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 23 April 13 23:09 BST (UK) »
Agree.  Shame name is unknown. 

John:

What a wonderful site.  Thanks for posting - must add my own lot to it.

Susan
Bedfordshire:     Church, Brooks
Essex (Great Bardfield):   Woolard
Hertfordshire:  Day, Johnson
Kent:   Church, Bristow, Day, Pharo, Oliver, Green
London:   Brinsley, Gillbe, Dawson, Gash
Northampton:   Pharo, Ilett
Suffolk:   Day, Munnings
Yorkshire:  Oliver, Hall, Richardson

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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 23 April 13 23:19 BST (UK) »
thanks for posting John915

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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 24 April 13 09:11 BST (UK) »
Thanks for that link John i have ancestors from Lancs that were all Blacksmiths

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Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.
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