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    Fire Brigade Information

    Richard, you obviously have not been on the Forum for some time as I have not seen any of your comments. Have you got all the info you required as you have not bothered with all I have and I was waiting for the photo you promised of John Bingham of Aston FB Dave Edwards
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    Fire Brigade Information

    On both of the sites on F.B no info has yet been supplied, they are blank Dave Edwards
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    Gun Sites

    Hi Wimbush, You are bringing back the names of the people that I grew up with and the shops that I stood in queues to buy food in during the War. You have mentioned all the people that I went to school with.The only one that I thought was wrong was Jonny Sweetman unless he had an...
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    Gun Sites

    You are quite right about the field at the yew tree, that was called Prescotts field and I used to cross it every day going to school at church road, I know for a fact there were never any gun mountings on it. We must have possibly known oneanother in those days because I also played on that...
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    Gun Sites

    Hi all, I lived by the yewtree and my recollection was "The Oaklands Hobmoor RD". Moat Lane on the right hand side going down from yewtree Lane was a Barrage baloon in the top end towards Manorhouse lane but the big one was Garrets green lane. They had Rocket firing 16 tubes salvo...
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    Fire Brigade Information

    Annie You say that a relative retired before the war. "Which war was it 1or2"? Did you know where he retired to? I ask as we went before the second w.w by car to a cottage in the country, not far away, and it had an orchard. You relative was born the same year as my Grandfather and I...
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    Binghams of Aston c.1900

    Thanks Richard that's kind of you but you do not know where I live and I do not know where you live. Being retired and at a loose end at times it might be easier for me to collect from you. Thanks once again. Dave.
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    Cockshut Hill School

    I left in July 1948 but I do not remember a George Wheeler. I say that because I was the School Captain for the last 18 months of my schooling and I got to know many of the lads,the reason the for the long time as Captain was they put the school leaving age up to 15 Many of these names you...
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    Cockshut Hill School

    I wonder if that was Mrs Harvey? Dave edwards
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    Binghams of Aston c.1900

    Richard, There was no suggestion that was the "photo" in question as that landed up in London. You asked about more photo's, I do not know what you have at the moment as I only joined the forum at the beginning of December and happened to see the posts, all the photo's that people...
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    Binghams of Aston c.1900

    Hi Richard, Thanks for the reply, you did not say if the photo that I described was the one that disappered from his house, that was about twelve inch by 18 so was the certificate, he was standing by a table with his helmet on it. As he lived with us for so many years we have photo's from...
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    Binghams of Aston c.1900

    Re: Bingham. Pipone, ypu know more than me and I was his Grandson One question where did you get this photo from, that you refer to.? The reason is I have seen the one I think you are talking about where he is standing by a table with his helmet placed on it,his medals I do have, they are for...
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    Binghams of Aston c.1900

    Re: Bingham. Steve,She was my grandmother, her name was Emily helen Pritchard,did not use her first name,I also have photo's of her. Dave Edwards
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