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    Service Numbers

    Thank you for this
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    Service Numbers

    Denis Breakwell
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    Service Numbers

    My Grandfather in WW1 Served in the West Riding Regiment, his service number was 3/22898, would the 3 mean 3 Battalion as there were many Battalions trying to whittle down what Battalion and where he served as there is no other recorded info on him only he served in France and he had dental...
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    Squadrons

    Wife just got her fathers service records from when he served in WW2 RAF, having some difficulty understanding abbreviations and Squadrons if anybody can help please Records show some of the things we don't understand sure we will be back for more help please 1942 AC2 /1 AIR CREWMAN 2 /...
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    Anybody Recognise this Uniform / Regiment etc please WW2

    Thought i would put on Army and RAF Threads as one or the other may not know the uniforms
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    Florance Flynn Nee Ward

    Thank you so much for this Alberta
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    Castle Bromwich Buses pre 1950

    Thanks for that, i was only about 14 when she retired and recognise her face, or convincing myself i do, i only remember one other female clippy (there was more ) small lady with glasses somebody either put a pic or told us her name somewhere on this forum
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    Castle Bromwich Buses pre 1950

    Nice to see newpaper clipping
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    Hunters Moon Castle Bromwich

    Thats right, i did take her and waited until you or your sister arrived
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    Hunters Moon Castle Bromwich

    Thank you for that, must admit though there were never ever many children in the road some used to ask him for a Polo which was never right and. A few years ago i had not been back to the road for many many years and walking the full length of the road remembering people who lived there, thats...
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    Hunters Moon Castle Bromwich

    Hi Sue remember you and your sister and your Mom & Dad well, the Polo man, always gave us kids a polo when walking down the road
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    Dunlop

    Good old Chipperfield Road,( i lived in Millinghton) on a Sunday Dad and I used to walk along the side of that house picking Blackcurrants so Mom could make a Pie, there were yards of Blackcurrant bushes there. And my Grandad used to live in that flat cant remember the name of it now
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    Then & Now

    TS Dolphin is the old Cadets i was there in the late 60´s early 70´s moved dont know when to Ward End Park´, TS Stirling was /is at Shard End
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    Sea cadets Birmingham

    TS Dolphin is the old Cadets i was there in the late 60´s early 70´s moved dont know when to Ward End Park´, TS Stirling was /is at Shard End
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    Yardley Cemetery Map

    Thank you for that thats were i got the info in the first place
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    Yardley Cemetery Map

    Glad you had some success with Yardley Crem. I have found relatives(6 / 7 in total) in Brandwood Crem, you have to go through Kings Norton office to get info on plot ( i have dates of deaths ) as i live abroad (and not knowing when flights /travel) is going to be lifted my plan was is to get...
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    Union Street

    Thats correct up Union St right turn on to corporation st, i to lived in castle brom
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Remember the buses coming up there then turning right in to Corporation st back in the late 60´s used to catch 56 to castle brom
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Remember this shop well, as a 14 year old had a Saturday Job in the Butchers behind Photographer Pitt the Butchers, also Played School football just up the road on playing fields behind Hodge Hill Juniors. thanks for the photo, must admit first i have recognised from your series so far keep...
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