Anybody Recognise this Uniform / Regiment etc please WW2

[castalla]

 

[jmadone]

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At a quick glance I would say R.A.F.

 

[mw0njm.]

British 1940's RAF

 

[Ken1947]

At a quick glance I would say R.A.F.

Yep.

 

[Radiorails]

Yes, RAF Best Blues.

 

[Radiorails]

This has been already posted today.

 

[Vivienne14]

Thanks Alan. The two threads have been merged.

Viv.

 

[castalla]

Thought i would put on Army and RAF Threads as one or the other may not know the uniforms

 

[Vivienne14]

Thanks Castalla. As now identified I’ve moved your thread to the WW2 RAF section. Viv.

 

[JackiePritchatt]

sadly Leonard Bradnock my father-in-law passed away with Alzheimer’s 31st December 2021. He was 94 years old. He was in the RAFs.

 

[JackiePritchatt]

I would appreciate if someone can improve on it, considering to put the photo on his coffin.

 

[cookie273uk]

Definitely RAF, I have a similar pic of our group when we finished basic training in 1948, would be in 40's as the side cap was replaced by the beret about 1948/50. As someone remarked it was 'best blue' rather than battle dress. Eric

 

[Astoness]

hi jackie so sorry to hear of your recent loss sincere condolences...the photo needs to be on our pic restoration thread so that our experts will see it...dont worry about it as i shall post it now for you

lyn

 

[Keith R]

Have acquired some old photos of "uncle" Jack Dunhill.....this one says Cairo ,Egypt 1928.
Could anyone guess what uniform it is and why were they there in 1928. I presume they have volunteered.
I can only find a John Dunhill in family tree but sure they used both names.

 

[MWS]

I'd guess that the main reason the British Army was in Egypt at that time was to protect the Suez Canal.

 

[pjmburns]

Keith do you have any details about the John/Jack in your tree? Dob or if he lived in Birmingham.

 

[MWS]

Keith do you have any details about the John/Jack in your tree? Dob or if he lived in Birmingham.

Only appears to be one John/Jack Dunhill of the right age in the Bham area - b1903ish, d1965.

On the 1911 census listed as the son of Henry Dunhill & Gertrude Baldwin. No apparent birth reg. and possibly something a little more complicated going on. Two elder brothers, Edgar & Robert emigrated to Canada in 1903 aged 9 & 7.

Just surmising this is the right Dunhill.

 

[pjmburns]

Think I have searched that family before. I found that one and am trying to find any miitary records

 

[MWS]

Think I have searched that family before. I found that one and am trying to find any miitary records

You're right, it was here...

Thread 'Bayley Charles William'

Nov 8, 2024

Its free search weekend on Findmypast and a chance to nail down family members at a property on Cheapside......Charles William Bayley gives his address as 25 Court 8 House on army records...a marriage cert and a couple of birth certs around 1921 but do you think I can find any record for this phantom property. On later voting registers its not listed either.
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[Keith R]

Yes thanks everyone for replying.....as I say just got some pics and couldn't believe the name Dubhill...but I cannot find a Jack anywhere....if you remember my Charles William Bayley could have had Dunhill as a father and had John Bayley b.1903 as a brother who changed name to Dunhill before marrying in 1930....as you say a dearth of Dunhills around Brum as they mostly come from Yorkshire. I was told by the person who sent me the pics they had one with him as a boxer and we knew there was a boxer in the family.It says Uncle Jack which might mean the person who wrote it was wife's Mom.

 

[Keith R]

Also can't find any 1921 census records for the Dunhills but if the chap in pic was in Army he may not have been listed.

Yes thanks everyone for replying.....as I say just got some pics and couldn't believe the name Dubhill...but I cannot find a Jack anywhere....if you remember my Charles William Bayley could have had Dunhill as a father and had John Bayley b.1903 as a brother who changed name to Dunhill before marrying in 1930....as you say a dearth of Dunhills around Brum as they mostly come from Yorkshire. I was told by the person who sent me the pics they had one with him as a boxer and we knew there was a boxer in the family.It says Uncle Jack which might mean the person who wrote it was wife's Mom.

 

[MWS]

Also can't find any 1921 census records for the Dunhills but if the chap in pic was in Army he may not have been listed.

Harry, Gertrude and Emily are in Birmingham listed as Deabill.

Think I'm just repeating what's on the Bayley thread.

 

[pjmburns]

Also can't find any 1921 census records for the Dunhills but if the chap in pic was in Army he may not have been listed.

The army would have completed the census even if based overseas but I can't find him at the moment.

 

[Keith R]

Harry, Gertrude and Emily are in Birmingham listed as Deabill.

Think I'm just repeating what's on the Bayley thread.

On one census/register they are called Dunbell. Lol

 

[Jonob]

Have acquired some old photos of "uncle" Jack Dunhill.....this one says Cairo ,Egypt 1928.
Could anyone guess what uniform it is and why were they there in 1928. I presume they have volunteered.
I can only find a John Dunhill in family tree but sure they used both names.

Have acquired some old photos of "uncle" Jack Dunhill.....this one says Cairo ,Egypt 1928.
Could anyone guess what uniform it is and why were they there in 1928. I presume they have volunteered.
I can only find a John Dunhill in family tree but sure they used both names.

Sharpened your photo to make more recognisable, Regards, John.