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    Bayley Charles William

    There is a Florence Gertrude Green b1913 mmn Hodgetts who married a Samuel H Owen in 1949. She was living at 245 Newcombe Road in 1939. Living at 27 Brearley St in 1961 which I think is close to Farm St.
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    Anybody Recognise this Uniform / Regiment etc please WW2

    Harry, Gertrude and Emily are in Birmingham listed as Deabill. Think I'm just repeating what's on the Bayley thread.
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    Anybody Recognise this Uniform / Regiment etc please WW2

    You're right, it was here... https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/bayley-charles-william.58077/
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    Anybody Recognise this Uniform / Regiment etc please WW2

    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...
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    Anybody Recognise this Uniform / Regiment etc please WW2

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

    He did have a sister Joan - Joan Leah (sorry I missed the Joan off) b1926 d1985.. Never married. He also had 2 brothers and another sister - George Frederick b1912, Edna May b1915 and Victor b1920.
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    Homer family Perry barr

    What info are you looking for? Further to Mike's info, on the 1939 Register they are listed at 237 Wilton St. George Homer married Florence May Evans in 1912. Daughter Leah appears to named after a sister of George.
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    Greenway Street, Small Heath

    Are you looking for personal memories or help with research? First apparent sign of the family outside of Jersey is when the son, Adolphus, marries in 1919 (Shropshire).
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    The 'Woodman' West Bromwich

    If I'm reading the below map correctly (assuming arrow points to the right pub) West Brom to the left of dashed line Bham to the right, then it appears to have been in Bham. Map is from 1959, link to full map below... https://maps.nls.uk/view/210967074#zoom=3.0&lat=3134&lon=2594&layers=BT
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    The Eternal Wall of Answer Prayer.

    Shouldn't it just be a blank wall then?
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    free WW2 war records from 6th to 12th nov

    Other records are free on Ancestry as well - 1921 census amongst them.
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    PTE Thomas SANKEY 14370 Worcestershire Regiment

    As well as Samuel Thomas Sankey there is a Thomas Samuel Sankey b1887, who is listed as both Thomas and Samuel at times and appears to be a cousin. He was in the navy by 1911 and I think died in 1917 - HMS Amethyst.
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    HS2 progress 2020 and beyond

    With the journey time to London being only 50 minutes I'd guess that Bham Council (and to a lesser extent Solihull as well) are hoping that HS2 will attract the London commuters to the city to live in all these new city centre towers that are springing up. If that is any benefit for the...
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    PTE Thomas SANKEY 14370 Worcestershire Regiment

    By 1911 his dad also seems to be dead. His youngest brother was in India, his sister appears to have emigrated to Canada, his eldest brother had also died and his remaining brother was married with 2 children.
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    HS2 progress 2020 and beyond

    Sadly as has been mentioned many times before when it comes to big projects benefits are always overestimated and cost and time underestimated. And these 'liars' never seem to face any sort of comeback and nor do the idiots who believed them.
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    HS2 progress 2020 and beyond

    Everything that has ever been built has destroyed something else. People who travel anywhere don't care about the people that that road/railway/airport they're using affected when it was built or worry about the lost ancient woodland that used to be where there house is. You can only try to...
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    PTE Thomas SANKEY 14370 Worcestershire Regiment

    I think you given the wrong birth year. Should be 1885 instead of 1875? In 1921 possibly boarder (listed as Thomas) with wife of a Harry Southwick
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    Johnson

    Even though the dob doesn't match that of RAF record, the road matches 1911 census. So maybe.
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    Johnson

    I suspect it will be Thomas but we don't know. Johnson is too common to be sure without the right records.
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    Johnson

    Marriage certificate would be the best bet. Though you could take a chance of the Johnson/Wainwright birth certificate for the dob and see if it matches. I'd go for the marriage certificate. Maybe more expensive and slower but you know they are definitely your relatives.
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