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    Nan's Health Warning...1947...

    If you have hiccups hold a fork in your lips and take deep breaths or get some one to thump you on the back, i don`t think they worked the hiccups stopped in time. Len.
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    Thank you’s for help

    I post answers to questions i am asked and then the thread is not visited for days and even weeks or just disappears so i don`t know if i have been any help, sad!. Len.
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    BSA, Marshall Lake Road, Shirley

    Mike. I worked from 1959 to 1961, working conditions were good, i may have known some of them if i did maintenance work or if they used a machine tool in their job, there was large Machine shop of lathes, milling machines, pillar drills etc, a deep hole drilling & rifling machine section and a...
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    BSA, Marshall Lake Road, Shirley

    B.S.A Cadet & Cadet Major Air Rifles advert. Len.
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    Nan's Health Warning...1947...

    Mom said, "Don,t stand over a drain you will get the fever". She never said which fever!. Len.
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    2rd Febuary 1948

    Very nice Bernard but i did not have a sweetheart i would pay that amount of money for a brooch , the price of a safety pin was more in line with my Army pay!. Len.
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    Redhill Terrace, Hay Mills

    My Sister in Laws Uncle was John Butlin. Len.
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    2rd Febuary 1948

    brummie nick, Wilson Jones. Len. date of birth 29 April 1914(1914-04-29) Place of birth Wrexham, Wales Date of death 9 January 1986(1986-01-09) (aged 71) Place of death Birmingham, England Playing position Centre-forward Youth career 1930–1932 Brymbo Green Senior career1...
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    2rd Febuary 1948

    brummie nick, Cyril Trigg played full back & centre forward for Blues he was happy to play in any position if asked and todays players could follow his example & have an handkerchief tucked up their shirt sleeve and blow their nose`s instead of snotting on the pitch, Ted Duckhouse played centre...
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    Yardley Primary Church Road School

    John, I joined the school age 5yrs circa 1935 last one in the family of 3 sisters and 4 brothers of which i was one. went through the Infants & Juniors at 11yrs age 1939 the Infants school was taken over as Gas Treatment centre and Emergency hospital so the Senior pupils shared the Junior...
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    Yardley Primary Church Road School

    My Brother Dennis`s School Leaving Certificate which he asked me to pass on to the school, many of the Forum members knew he was suffering from unexpected falls the last one was fatal. RIP Dennis. Len.
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    2rd Febuary 1948

    Hi Bernard. N/S call up 1947, travelled from Acocks Green station to Warwick for Basic training, demobbed 1949 from the Royal Artillery. Len.
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    1946 scenes

    Morning David, It has been on before but some members may have missed it and it is super filming. Len.
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    G H Elliott - music hall performer

    G.H.Elliot. with out his stage make up. Len.
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    G H Elliott - music hall performer

    Just watched the super western film "High Noon" again and realised it broke the rule "Black Hat" = bad guy, "White Hat = good guy. Len.
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    Royal Navy 1843.

    The Royal Navy Air Service. Len. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_Air_Service
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    Yardley Village

    Hi Kat, Your G/Father must have been Mr. Linforth whose shop was full of bicycles & parts of bikes all us kids would take our buckled wheels and he would straiten them by adjusting the spokes he charged us a few old pennys this was pre-WW2, i remember he smoked cigarette after cigarette, he was...
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    G H Elliott - music hall performer

    G.H.Elliot a great star. Len.
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    Lucas Shaftmoor Lane Branch Works 4

    Formans Rd factory was BW1. Len.
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    Boars Head Stechford

    Phyllis1957, They are two different pubs the Boars Head pub was at Kitts Green not Stetchford, the old Bulls Head/Manor House pub, Stetchford is a good distance away. Len
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