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I remember my class at Billesley Junior School going, simply for the reason that my parents could not afford £1.00 for the trip. I think there were two of us in the class who didn't go but at the time I wasn't too bothered, it was only in later years that I realised I missed a Great exhibition.
Visited there on Wednesday, brilliant weather. It is Armed Forces Week and on Saturday27th June it is Armed Forces Day, activities are:
10.50 Service of Thanksgiving Band of Royal Marines
11.30 RAF REgiment Association Annual Service of Remembrance
12 noon Display by the Band of the Royal...
Yes that is correct. I have the the relevant census transcripts going back to 1841 and identified my great great grandfather Thomas born in Idlicote 1804. I am now trying to spread the family tree. I know I had cousins in Birmingham, but lost touch being in the Army for 32 years.
I have over the years been tracing the Print family. I left Birmingham in 1958 on joining the Army. I am the son of Thomas & Rose Print of Billesley & grandson of Rowland and Mary Print who lived in St Marks Street Ladywood. When I google Print family, you can imagine what results I get!