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    Searching for my Uncle's grave.

    If you want your Uncle's death cert, best (cheapest!) is from the General Register Office https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ £11 incl postage. You'll need to register and use the details (page, volume etc) I gave you in post #8
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    Searching for my Uncle's grave.

    What were their names?
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    Searching for my Uncle's grave.

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    Searching for my Uncle's grave.

    Hi Again. First - slight typo - birth should have read 5th August! From Free BMD District Information Surname Given Name DOB District Volume Page Deaths Mar 1983 READY JOHN 5AU1911 SOLIHULL S 34 76 The district SOLIHULL S is an alternative name for Solihull South and...
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    Searching for my Uncle's grave.

    There is John Ready born 2th August 1911 died bet Jan - Mar 1983 in Solihull. Source https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl The death would have been registered in Warwickshire see https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZQ-1NXD I don't know much about Catholic Burials but there are no...
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    Windows 10

    Can anyone recommend a free video editor please? I've tried VideoPad from NCH software but they seem to want quite a hefty payment for continued use. P.S. Should have added 'easy to use!!!'
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    Microsoft Edge

    Try this:- Open W11 Settings (windows key + I), select Apps then Default Apps. Scroll down the list to Google Chrome, select and Click 'Set Default'. This sets Google as default for the most commonly used file types - if you are using an odd one you may need to set the default for it separately...
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    Microsoft Edge

    Hi Carolina. To clarify things, Microsoft Edge is a browser, alternatives being Chrome, Opera and a few others. Google is a search engine which will run on any browser. Are you using Chrome? If so click the 3 dots at the top right of the page and select Settings. Click 'Default Browser' and...
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    Lily and Esther Falen .

    Hi Jeanette. I've tried to replace the background with a different wallpaper but this is the best I can find at the moment!
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    Lily and Esther Falen .

    Not sure colourising did the photo any favours so two efforts attached:
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    Christine Mcvie r.i.p.

    BBC4 repeated 'Fleetwood Mac's Songbird-Christine McVie' last night as a tribute. It's on iPlayer for 28 days. Well worth a watch.
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    Picture re-touch

    A couple of tries:
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    B'ham Mail General Strike Edition

    Not sure if this has been posted before - apologies if it has!
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    Computer help

    Could you post a photo of it Pete?
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    Birmingham Family-related Mementos

    Thank you MWS. I wonder what he would have thought of the present situation !
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    Birmingham Family-related Mementos

    This medal is inscribed with my grand-dad's name and 1943. He lived with us during WW2 and as far as I know he was a 'fire-watcher' (in Birmingham), having previously served in WW1. Can anyone tell me anything about this medal please?
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    Digbeth

    Austin 16 ?
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    Picture re-touch

    Yes it does look as though dad's head has been superimposed on the photo - I had actually thought about that possibility before you mentioned it as the edges of his face look too sharp. You need to find the culprit!
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    Picture re-touch

    Anything's possible with todays photo-fettling programs! Which one is your dad?
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    Picture re-touch

    My effort
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