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Recent content by Keith R

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    Camp Hill Flyover

    Spent a lot of time in the Renault garage her in the 80's....worse car ever....
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    Police Site Tally Ho! to change beyond recognition.

    Think I read somewhere that Police were to bring back 6 horses in Brum and sure they used to be based here years ago..
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    Longbridge Factory

    The reason who didn't register it was......HE WOULD HAVE ENDED UP WITH AN ALEGRO........LOL
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    Longbridge Factory

    Ha ha...legend has it that someone built a complete car in their garage.....
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    WW2/ Territorial Army service....

    Thanks - I never saw the reserve but probably didn't know you could click up and down records then. Its not looking promising that the records are for Dad. But I know he did mention about going to India which lead to a fascination for collecting their coinage.
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    WW2/ Territorial Army service....

    Thanks...I found the Artillery one years ago and only that card (no other pages) and never found it again since. Also cant see where it says tracer card on the TA pages....it says he got a War Medal for 39-45 so should be a record out there...hopefully
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    WW2/ Territorial Army service....

    Dad as mentioned in #8
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    WW2/ Territorial Army service....

    East Anglia....does that mean he might not be the same person or did they train miles from home ( Swansea).
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    WW2/ Territorial Army service....

    An old phone pic off old PC of what i think might be Father in actual war..
  10. Keith R

    WW2/ Territorial Army service....

    This is the TA one for Father. Correct details on it.....
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    WW2/ Territorial Army service....

    I applied for records of 2 people around 3 years ago ( sending copies of death) and not heard anything from the army one but had a 10 page gobbledegook reply from the Navy one which no one online could work out what it said/meant.....
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    WW2/ Territorial Army service....

    After years of searching for my fathers War record the recent Ancestry ones added found one.But not as expected as it was for theTerritorial Army from 1945-1959.....Previously I had found many WW2 Army ones for the same name but they were just the single card which gives little info to say its...
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    BCFC new stadium

    Just a tad before my time.......more like Xmas 1989/90 ...beat Arsenal 2-1 but missed anything down right wing....lol
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    BCFC new stadium

    Used every stand at the Villa and excellent viewing.....even one that said restricted as it was front row and a metal rail was there which in fact gave you double legroom........the old standing corner of the Holte was was good as the roof of the Witton Lane stand got in the way.....but you...
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    Where is this taken?

    Small world again......the park in the #35 is Highgate Park and used to have a kick around at lunchtimes at far end in 80's when worked in Alcester St.....
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