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    Donbogen reacted to Gerry Cannell's post in the thread Coldstream Guards with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Yep! We all went through it. I was at Caterham, then onto Pirbright before joing the 3rd then into the first.
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    Donbogen reacted to aggie2347's post in the thread Coldstream Guards with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Recruit training sRecruit Training Shining Parade from 1800hrs to lights out 2130hrs. With Trained Soldiers supervising. Although this...
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    brummy-lad reacted to Pedro42's post in the thread Photo Help Please with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I've enhanced ny previous attempt using AI.. I hope that it hasn't distorted the facial features too much.What do you think Viv?
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Constitution Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think this might have been on the opposite (west) side of Constitutuion Hill to the shops mentioned in post #2. Wondered if the Taylor...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Constitution Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Is this the group Pedro, near the junction with Henrietta Street ? So well preserved. In fact, there seems to have been quite a lot of...
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    A Sparks reacted to aggie2347's post in the thread Coldstream Guards with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Recruit training sRecruit Training Shining Parade from 1800hrs to lights out 2130hrs. With Trained Soldiers supervising. Although this...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Constitution Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Is this the group Pedro, near the junction with Henrietta Street ? So well preserved. In fact, there seems to have been quite a lot of...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Photo Help Please with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks Pedro, the faces and features are much better. Wondering if the location is Exmouth ? Might have changed, this would have been...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Lawley Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Jan 1889. Lawley Street Accident. (The Builder) The Coroner’s verdict was Manslaughter and Swift, a sub-contractor, was sent for trial...
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    sara seagull replied to the thread Looking for Thomas Henry Young, Gold Chain Maker.
    According to my mom, Elsie and her mother, Elizabeth, lived at 40 Handsworth New Road for a while so Elizabeth could help look after her...
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    Roboz_8 reacted to chascox78's post in the thread Doctors with Appreciate Appreciate.
    How fabulous! Thanks Brummie Lad. It's interesting as it appears he had a second run at "Med School" having started in B'ham and then...
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    Roboz_8 reacted to Lemonella's post in the thread Doctors with Appreciate Appreciate.
    That sounds just like the surgery in Doc Martin!
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    Roboz_8 replied to the thread Doctors.
    I think that is a good idea, Lyn. I vaguely remember my Mom’s friends and neighbours discussing family doctors including Dr Firth.
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    Roboz_8 reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Doctors with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It appears Yousef Ezzat came to London from Egypt as a student in 1922 although I don't understand why his details are crossed through...
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    Roboz_8 reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Doctors with Appreciate Appreciate.
    maybe we should combine this thread with the below one which makes interesting reading and gives my memories of our family doctors lyn...
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