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I had sun-Ray treatment at York Road School in 1942/1943. It was done weekly in the school hall. We stripped to our knickers and wore goggles and sat on sheets on the floor. I had been in Little Bromwich Fever Hospital for several months with double pneumonia and whooping cough and I think that...

Thank you oldMohawk for the photo..

I am stunned. This photo belonged to my late father in law - he was sitting on the front row at the right hand end of the second part of the picture and he was in 1/8 Royal Warwicks. We inherited the photo when he passed away over 40 years ago and my husband and I bought it to the summer meet-up...

I have a photograph of 1/8 Regiment taken sometime between 1915 and March 1917 - might this help in your search?

My late husband Cyril went to Greet school in 1939 and stayed there until he was evacuated to Nottingham and when he was sent back home I believe the school had been bombed - he lived in Roma Road. By a strange coincidence I started Brownies here in 1943. Cyril told me years later that he was...

OldMohawk - I remember just after the war queuing for bananas - the first I had even seen- at the green grocers called Poultons on Stratford Road facing Formans Road - we were allowed three each - I thought they were wonderful! Still love them!

I remember that Galloways used to have a large ledger under the counter and if you wanted to get rid of a wart you put your name in the book and quite soon after the wart usually disappeared

I did have a non- speaking part in a school play - I was Queen of the Northern Lights!!! ..and still have my photograph somewhere at home. In our final year we all had individual photographs taken and we also went on a school outing to Rhayader and the Elan Dam and the scenery was breathtaking.

I attended York Road School from 1941 to 1947 when I returned from evacuation at Burford. I think Miss Condrey was Headmistress in those first days but I remember Miss Dunton too - a tall imposing lady with her hair done in a bun and strict but kind. The first classroom on the right for the...

I remember the shop well and I think it was between Harley's - the pork butchers and Boltons - the shoe repairers. I recall Mrs Chambers as being a very friendly lady and she kept a wide range of sweets and chocolates. She had a daughter called Pat who married David and they moved to a new house...

We used the underground shelter of The Midland Gearcase in Allcroft Road Tyseley.

This practise was still carried on at Robin Hood Cemetery a few years ago and my parents headstone was considered unsafe though there were no obvious signs that the stone had 'moved' and we had to pay approx. £700 to have it repaired by the cemetery authorities. At that time there was coloured...

My husband Cyril Hayward was at Yardley Grammar School between 1945 and 1950 and was in Marston House.

My oldest daughter Lindsay was born here on St.David's Day, 1st March 1957 and after leaving here eight days after giving birth I continued to contribute daily to Sorrento's Milk Bank for premature babies. Milk was contained in a mini- fridge provided by the hospital and left out on our front...

Hello Rowan - it's wonderful to hear this about Arthur and I have tried to contact you privately but have been unsuccessful - it's really urgent that I speak to you so do hope we can be in touch. Regards Pat.

Dear Janice We don't have his date of birth and just know that he was born about 1878 which isn't much help sadly. Pat

Hi Chris - thank you for your reply which was very interesting - Arthur had a sister Rose who was married to Jack Quincey and they lived in Bolton Road, Small Heath and they both worked at the BSA so Arthur could possibly have lived in that same area. On Saturday last we had a very enjoyable...