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Re: WW1 photo's, bought at carboot.
« Reply #171 on: Saturday 04 May 13 23:03 BST (UK) »
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Re: WW1 photo's, bought at carboot.
« Reply #172 on: Sunday 05 May 13 01:05 BST (UK) »
What long fingers on the pair in the last photo!

What a pity there will be so few if any people alive from that time who will be able to help with any identification!   :(
Gaunt, Ransom, McNally, Stanfield, Kimberley. (Tasmania)
Brown, Johnstone, Eskdale, Brand  (Dumfriesshire,  Scotland)
Booth, Bruerton, Deakin, Wilkes, Kimberley
(Warwicks, Staffords)
Gaunt (Yorks)
Percy, Dunning, Hyne, Grigg, Farley (Devon, UK)
Duncan (Fife, Devon), Hugh, Blee (Cornwall)
Green, Mansfield, (Herts)
Cavenaugh, Ransom (Middlesex)
 

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Re: WW1 photo's, bought at carboot.
« Reply #173 on: Sunday 05 May 13 16:15 BST (UK) »
Hi youngtug:

Are photos 85 and 88 troop transport vessels?

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England:  Archer, Bailey, Bates, Blower, Bosworth, Court, Hicklin, Orton, Palmer, Robbins, Sedgwick, Smith, Stevenson, Stone, Varnam, Wakelin, Walker
Canada:  Archer, Walker, Spencer, Shepherd
Australia:  Taplin
South Africa:  Risley

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Re: WW1 photo's, bought at carboot.
« Reply #174 on: Sunday 05 May 13 17:26 BST (UK) »
Don't think so, what they are I don't know.


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Re: WW1 photo's, bought at carboot.
« Reply #175 on: Sunday 05 May 13 21:10 BST (UK) »
Wondered if you had seen this website?

http://www.mespot.net

There are about 300 photos, many of which are captioned. Thought the section on 'Boats & Red Cross' might be of some value.
England:  Archer, Bailey, Bates, Blower, Bosworth, Court, Hicklin, Orton, Palmer, Robbins, Sedgwick, Smith, Stevenson, Stone, Varnam, Wakelin, Walker
Canada:  Archer, Walker, Spencer, Shepherd
Australia:  Taplin
South Africa:  Risley

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Re: WW1 photo's, bought at carboot.
« Reply #176 on: Sunday 05 May 13 21:17 BST (UK) »
Interesting.

Some more boats to follow on here but nothing is named or explained.
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