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Thanks Wendy. I may well take you up on the offer of help with German (and another list member who has private messaged me) as, although I speak decent French, I'm a zero with German! Love the pics John70. I'll do my best to get the ones I have posted here too.

Thanks Team It looks like it must have been Grendon Road school, especially given John70's description. I may be slightly out with my roads, and given that I was 4 and a half years of age when I started there, maybe you'll let me off for the error?! I remember three distinct things about...

Just turned up my file note Jennyann and thought you might be interested, It includes the hospitals I'm chasing: ".. In 1938 as part of the preparations for War, four surgeons were assigned civilian consultancies to the various military services. These were: Harold Gillies (Park Prewitt...

In the mid 1950's I lived with my parents in a Prefab in Amwell Grove, off Alcester Road, just below Maypole. I attended an infant school which I think was on a side road off Sladepool Farm Road, or very near there. Can anyone tell me what it was called? I doubt it is still there (and I live...

Hi Jennyann Thanks for your kind remarks. Interesting that you thought of the East Grinstead Burns Unit, as another friend did too (who has a nursing background) and she put me on to this trail last year. I followed it up and got very good help from the present-day records keeper at the Unit...

Thanks for the compliments OtherHalf. This is a story that tells itself well really, but I'm glad the strength of my feeling reminds you of your own dad. I'm sure every one of those that served were amazing in their own way. John70 I'm really pleased to hear from you, as a fellow 'Warstock...

Welcome Debra I'm new too and already love the 'place' Nice name you have to research. Good luck John

"swimming in nostalgia" .. me too Brumwolf. Only been here 48 hours and my normal life has collapsed! Look forward to hearing your howling John

You're not the only one who has drifted further North Stevec, but good to see Brum hasn't lost you. Another newbie to the Forum John

Welcome Frank In 1970 I was at Matthew Boulton College in Birmingham with a John Flood, who I think came from Moseley. He's a professor of International Law in London somewhere now. Good luck with your research John

Hello KPNuts I got here about 48 hours before you and already I can say you will not be disappointed by joining. A lot of us have family origins around Aston, so you should make some good links and finds. Good luck. John

For those of you who might have been interested in the item I included in my Intro message re my father and WW2, I have posted a request for help and a more detailed story about this in 'The Army' thread on this forum. I have titled it "Two Germans and Harry Taylor, my father". John

I wonder if anyone can help me achieve a special goal? I want to find the family of two German prisoners of war and thank them for saving the life of my late father. If I am ever to do this, I need to start by finding basic information that I do not have - my father's army number, regiment...

Some excellent information Ann, thanks so much to you and your man, I'll need time to distil it and graft it on to my Family Tree, but who knows, at some later date I might see if I can find the Golds myself in Much Wenlock! Phew, hardly 48 hours on this Forum and I'm beginning to think I need...

Back in the 1960s there was a person in our street who was thought to be of dubious gender - a 'man' with male and female characteristics. My mom said he was a "winjew". I don't know if this spelling is correct, but it matches how she pronounced it. I have never heard anyone else use this word...

Beamish I have to laugh :-)). It was me that posted that information on Curious Fox 5 years ago. I had completely forgotten! Thanks to you, I've now been able to go back to update the script and pay my subs. Although I've left the Amos link in, I must say I'm starting to wonder if this is a...

Hello Beamish, Many thanks for your welcome and this intriguing reply. I need to rummage through my family albums to find where I have stored the football photo I mentioned in my intro message, then I can check what description it actually uses for the Smallheath team my grandfather Arthur...

hello Ann B, Thanks so much for the welcome. Its great to hear from someone with the same name as my mom, and you've raised lots of good stuff here for me! Re 1. above - I haven't found a chimney sweep yet, but all the other professions you mention are featuring in my ancestors' records. I...

OK First let me thank the following for your warm welcomes: Otherhalf - thankyou, and I agree with your motto about history and the future. It prompts me to add a personal dimension by suggesting that we realise ourselves through a process of remembering: remembering who we always were and...

Evening all I'm just home from taking my grandaughter to see Wall-E (marvellous film) and found all these terrific replies. Got to cook tea now but I'll be back later to respond. :grinsmile: