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Recent content by kat

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    Church Road, Yardley.

    Thanks Brian for your input on the subject of my Grandfathers Cycle shop, always interested in anything that people on the forum remember of him. Thanks for posting this. Hope you enjoy the forum. Thanks Again.
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    Church Road, Yardley.

    Hi Dave, Thanks for your replies. This is the photo of either Williams wife or possibly his mother outside her home in Church Road. Miriam (Horsley) William's wife died in1940 so I guess there would not be any members who may know of her. Interesting that Len was your friend, I should have...
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    Church Road, Yardley.

    Hi Dave, It's nice that you remember him (never mind the spelling) My Grandfather came to live with my parents in 1958 at our home in Sheldon. I was quite young but remember him well. He sadly passed away Christmas Eve 1959. The stock from the shop stored in my Dad's large shed. In 2009 Lencops...
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    Church Road, Yardley.

    Interesting to read this about my Grandfather William Linforth Cycle Maker, trying to insert a grainy photo of him for you to see, Kat'
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    bomb sites in WWW2

    Thanks Shirley, always good to get some feedback, Kat
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    Wrong Information

    Hi, As with all Ancestry tree's online you do have a choice of it being a public or private tree where individuals have to contact you for info. Just go into settings and change.
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    bomb sites in WWW2

    Hi Sue, See this link, Kat https://www.swanshurst.org/barra/record.asp?recordid=3947
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    General Service Medals

    Sorry Shortie, this is the website - tells what the medals are made from, Kat https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=gsm+medal&fulltext=1
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    General Service Medals

    Hi Shortie, I'm sure you are going to get the answer from one of BHF members pretty quick, but thought this website may help, Kat https://www.ww2awards.com/system.asp?id=2
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    Yardley Village

    G'day to you Dennis, That would be great if that's possible. Last year I was in Church Road but at that time I didn't know of the 'connection' to Church Terrace. I was looking at my Grandfathers shop (bicycle) and a house he lived in at 218 Church Road. His wife lived at 2 Chuch Terrace when...
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    Yardley Village

    Dennis, Great pic's thanks. I can't quite work out where the second two pic's were taken from (the angle) Any ideas which cottage was No 2, Kat
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    Yardley Village

    Dennis, Thanks for the pic's, this is one I have of Church Terrace, Kat
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    Yardley Village

    Hi Fairney View, Snap at last! - great. Joseph b1878 was my Grand Uncle, brother of Miriam - my Grandmother. Contact me by email?? Kat
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    Sheldon Bombing

    Hi Ian, I'm sure this site has probably been mentioned before, but it may have some info, Kat https://www.swanshurst.org/barra/search.asp?field=injurylocation
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