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  1. chocks2

    Group photos

    This is my 1st post for a long time now so I thought I'd start again by showing a group photo of the Fleet Air Arm Exhib' Team 1979 at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton awaiting Admirals Inspection. And in case you haven't guessed, I'm the good looking one.
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    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    Congratulations to all your family Lyn. We all took the opportunity to wet the baby's head down the Welly yesterday. Nice one.
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    Mike G

    Without doubt, "A Great Man to spend time with" RIP Mike
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    Timmins

    Caroline. Would your moms name be either Kate or Pamela?
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    Royal Artillery WW1

    Hope you can open thei Lyn. https://www.1914-1918.net/rfa_units_92.html
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    Royal Artillery WW1

    Yes Lyn. Between 1899 and 1924 the RA was divided between the Royal Field Artillery and the Royal Garrison Artillery. Both wore the same cap badge. The Field Artillery generally went away to fight whilst the Garrison Artillery stayed home to man coastal defences etc against invasion.
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    Royal Artillery WW1

    Yep! Royal Artillery Lyn
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    Derrick Carr

    R.I.P Derrick. You will be missed by all that knew you!
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    Trying to identify country and uniform

    British MkIII (or3) Helmet 1944
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    Trying to identify country and uniform

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mk_III_helmetI would suggest that this is the helmet in your pic'.Chocks.
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    Erdington postmen heroes remembered

    https://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/Relatives-post-approval-memorial/story-21937974-detail/story.html
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    Erdington postmen heroes remembered

    Once again, Well Done to all. I enjoyed the ceremony yesterday and I'm really pleased that these men are able to be honoured and remembered in such a fitting way. I did take several photo's but it seems I have a memory card malfunction so sadly none came out.
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    Erdington postmen heroes remembered

    Well done Lyn and all who have played a part in this great tribute.I shall be there tomorrow. Looking forward to the day.Chocks
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    National Memorial Arboretum

    Do you know the date of the Dedication of this one Dave?
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    Royal Navy WWI update

    This pretty much confims what I said earlier Fiona. On 1.4.18 He was based at RNAS Grain in Kent. he was then (RO) Rostered overseas on 27.10.18. (Seas) means that he was aboard ship for 2 days on passage to France where he served with the (BEF) British Expeditionary Force. On 22. 11 18 he was...
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    National Memorial Arboretum

    Looking forward to the pic's Dave. Set out this morning and got a pucture on way. Sadly missed it
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    Aston Rd

    Please forgive my ignorance, but the thread is "Aston Road", You're all talking about "Aston Rd" but the picture is of Aston Street. I'm confused!.
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    Royal Navy WWI

    Nothing to do with accounting. Accountants in the Royal Navy come under the writers branch and would have WTR on their doc's. Clerks came under the stores accountants branch who would have "SA" on their doc'sThis is the Royal Naval Air Service. During WW1 HMS President II was the School of...
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    Uniforms of WW1

    According to the book "British Army Uniforms and Insignia" by Brian Davis (Arms and Armour Press 1983). Good Conduct Badges were awarded as follows:-1 = 2 Years2 = 5 Years3 =12 Years4 = 16 Years5 = 21 Yerars6 = 26 Years7 = 32 years8 = 38 Years9 = 43 Years10 = 48 yearsAlthough up 10 badges were...
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    What did you do, own up!!

    A particularly nasty teacher of mine lived around the corner from me in what was a very long but extremely quiet road.. A road we always felt safe to ride our bikes in.One morning my friend and I were hauled straight into the Heads office and accused by this teacher of stealing his doormat...
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