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Is this word 'formerly'?
« on: Friday 02 August 24 19:54 BST (UK) »
Hello
Is this word 'formerly' please?
Many thanks

Chris

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Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 02 August 24 20:06 BST (UK) »
No.
From what can be seen in this very poorly image I think the word ends in -lly.
But I may have suffered from pixel blindness...

If you want your question answered, I urge you to post a decent image, with some extra text and some info about what sort of document this is.

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Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 02 August 24 20:15 BST (UK) »
It's a photo from a book, best I can do with macro on etc
It's from a war diary.
Here is the rest, I know what the rest says.
'A' Coy 10th DCLI
Transferred to
RE of(?) 251st
Tunneling
Coy RE on
20th Sept 1915

So basically the A Coy DCLI became 251 Tunneling Company Royal Engineers.
It's the first word that is puzzling me.
Chris

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Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 02 August 24 20:18 BST (UK) »
Forgot photo

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Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 02 August 24 22:40 BST (UK) »
Looks like Signalls (with 2 'l's)

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Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 03 August 24 01:24 BST (UK) »
Signal Cy (Signal Company) ?
Devir/Dever/Diver, O'Donnell, Sweeney, Doherty/Dogherty/Docherty( DON), Flanagan (Newry, DOW), Hennessy (Ballybunion, KER), Nally (Ballinacarrick,WEM) Meer (Paradise, Ballynagard, CLA) McKinnon, McLeod, Beaton, McLennan, (Skye, inc. Raasay) Christie (Dunblane & Glasgow) Wilson, Swan, Orr, (Airdrie)  Marshall (Burnley LAN/Stockport CHS) Burcham, Chamberlain, Crisp, Cone, Hewitt, Everard, Williamson, Jermy, Wade (NFK/SFK) Bell (CUL) Baglee & var. (DUR)

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Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 03 August 24 09:46 BST (UK) »
Originally???? Would make sense.

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Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 03 August 24 10:00 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Raybistre on Saturday 03 August 24 09:46 BST (UK)
Originally???? Would make sense.
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Good call, could well be.
Thank you everyone else.
It wouldn't be signals or signal coy.
I can make out originally I think, looks to be right?

Chris

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Re: Is this word 'formerly'?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 04 August 24 18:29 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I think that the word is "Signally" - used to put emphasis on the information or instructions that follow.

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