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Hi folks,can someone point me in the right direction please.My Granddad Private George James no.24856 of Oxford & Bucks light infantry.I would like to try and find out where he was during the war and what he did.I know that he was in Salonica in Feb 1919 but what he did before then I don't know...

When I worked in Navigation st in the late 50's there used to be a garage just along from us and above was a ballroom dance school.Can anyone remember what the garage was called and also the dance school? While I'm on,can you remember Chetwyns gents outfitters on the corner of Navigation st and...

Hi folks,my Great Granddad and Grandma ran a shop in Middleton Road in the first half of the 20th Century and next door to them was an off-licence.The entrance was half glazed and etched onto the glass was a leaping stag.Someone suggested to me that it was an Atkinsons "offy" which was owned by...

This was my Dad Les Burgin in Egypt,second from the left in the first photo and fourth from the left in the other.He had shrapnel go into his head just before he arrived at Dunkirk but managed to get to a boat,carrying his comrade who was also shot.Unfortunately the boat was sunk but they...

My first job after leaving school was as a typewriter mechanic(trainee)at a little shop in Navigation Street called "Typewriter & Accessories",owned by a Mr Walsh with two other employees called Dennis(Emigrated to Australia) and George(Mad keen on Cycling).Next door was theVictory cafe where I...

Edit. Many photos from this thread have been lost. If anyone has copies please let a moderator know. Thanks. Replacement images below, may vary from originals posted here. The first three are from Birmingham Library archives. The fourth is a 1956 postcard view. These 4 photos were...