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As I have had a few days to myself recently I decided to go through some old documents relating to my deceased father. One of these is a form indicating he was transferred to the Army Reserve in 1946. This gives his address as Park Place, Stour St, Ladywood, Birmingham. Anyone have an idea...

Just saw a news item on BBC1 concerning the WW1 Hospital in Henley in Arden. Does anyone know where it is located please? thanks

I read earlier this week that Stan Crowther has passed away. He was a member of the Aston Villa team that last won the FA cup in 1957. The next season, he was signed by Manchester United and played for them in the FA cup even though he had a played in the competition for Villa. This was due to...

I have just watched first episode of the excellent BBC series Britain's Great War. Amazing film footage. Anyone know where these came from? Looking forward to next three.

Can anyone help please? I posted a request for advice on looking up information on my family and a member of this forum not only offered advice but actually spent time finding out details for which I am very grateful. However, this has raised several interesting queries, the biggest being...

Can anyone help please? My father was from Sandpits - Birmingham and was born in 1920. I believe he was in the Royal Engineers after being called up in 1939 and I believe demobbed after 1945 and I know he worked on PLUTO on the Isle of Wight. Does anyone have information especially a map of...