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Can anybody decipher my Great-Grandfathers occupation
« on: Wednesday 17 May 17 21:44 BST (UK) »
He was a miner and I can see

??????
??????
(below ground)
4 Quarry

Can't make out the first two lines.

Cheers in advance!
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Re: Can anybody decipher my Great-Grandfathers occupation
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 21:48 BST (UK) »
Think it says colliery roadman. Might the last line be ex army?

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Re: Can anybody decipher my Great-Grandfathers occupation
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 21:50 BST (UK) »
Colliery Roadman (below ground)
Ex-Army ?
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Re: Can anybody decipher my Great-Grandfathers occupation
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 21:53 BST (UK) »
 A Roadman in a mine was responsible for looking after the underground road, he made sure the bogey tracks didn't warp and looked out for any sign of movement in the road due to subsidence. Roadman was also a general term for any man employed on haulage or ventilation roads, including airwayman, incline keeper, platelayer, rolleyway man etc.

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Re: Can anybody decipher my Great-Grandfathers occupation
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 22:09 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the quick replies, and the interesting information from stan.

It does look a little like ex-army but I'm verging towards 4 Quarry. He was conscripted in WW1 but only served for about 7 months in the Royal Garrison Artillery of which about half of his service was after the war ended. Although saying that. this is from a 1920 birth certificate so I suppose his role in the war was probably still fresh in his mind. He was certainly never a career soldier.

In actual fact, the truth is that most of his money came from being a bookie which he ran from the the back of his house at the kitchen door. There are quite a few family stories of him getting 'pinched' by the police, fined and then let loose again. Sometimes, when he was being chased he would run up the street with all his chums opening up their back doors for him so he could run through the house and out the front.

Think we should put quarry / army to the vote.
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Re: Can anybody decipher my Great-Grandfathers occupation
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 22:34 BST (UK) »
I vote Ex Army  :)

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Re: Can anybody decipher my Great-Grandfathers occupation
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 22:42 BST (UK) »
I too vote for Ex Army as that would be relevant as the father's occupation.

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Re: Can anybody decipher my Great-Grandfathers occupation
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 22:47 BST (UK) »
I think it's Ex Army too.  The A in Army is formed in the same way as the A in Annie
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Re: Can anybody decipher my Great-Grandfathers occupation
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 17 May 17 22:52 BST (UK) »
Quote from: garbfink on Wednesday 17 May 17 22:09 BST (UK)
It does look a little like ex-army but I'm verging towards 4 Quarry.

If you think its says '4 quarry' can you explain what that means?

I'm in no doubt it says ex-army.
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