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back of photo writing needs deciphering please
« on: Friday 17 November 17 22:50 GMT (UK) »
Pease can you have a go at reading this awful handwriting. I can make out TOM  BABY JUN 45 and that's it!!!l

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Re: back of photo writing needs deciphering please
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 18 November 17 08:46 GMT (UK) »
What is on the front of the photograph?

I think this lists the names of three people, and my best guess would be that the names are:
Lo___ Ba__ Bercic
Farle Latham
Lowery Tur___

I think the 't' in Latham was added after the first pass, and simply missed the mark.

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Re: back of photo writing needs deciphering please
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 18 November 17 08:53 GMT (UK) »
It rather depends what is on the photo.

If it's a small child, it might say Toms Baby Bernie.

If it's a troop of 40 soldiers, it would probably say something different. ;)
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Re: back of photo writing needs deciphering please
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 18 November 17 09:10 GMT (UK) »
I think the middle name is Jack Lynam.
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Re: back of photo writing needs deciphering please
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 18 November 17 09:40 GMT (UK) »
Would love to see the photo - I thought the last line was sowing turnips!!!!    ;D ;D   Because is isn't an upper case 'T'.  Compare with T in Tom.

First - Tom  ? Baby  Bernie

And I wondered about Jack Ingram for second line.

Please may we see the photo?

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Re: back of photo writing needs deciphering please
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 18 November 17 09:59 GMT (UK) »
Could it be Tom Baley? I also see Jack Lynam. Last line looks like Trump!!
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Re: back of photo writing needs deciphering please
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 18 November 17 10:00 GMT (UK) »
The context is so important and also your knowledge of the family/person you think it belongs to.

Looks like
This is Tom baby Bernie.  (As in Tom’s baby)
Jack Lynam
Lowry ....

As others have said.

I wondered too about ‘Trump’ but as other names have a capital letter it might be something different  :)
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Re: back of photo writing needs deciphering please
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 18 November 17 10:11 GMT (UK) »
The 'L' of Lynam looks quite different from the first letter of the first word in the third line. (got all that? ;))
Gaunt, Ransom, McNally, Stanfield, Kimberley. (Tasmania)
Brown, Johnstone, Eskdale, Brand  (Dumfriesshire,  Scotland)
Booth, Bruerton, Deakin, Wilkes, Kimberley
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Gaunt (Yorks)
Percy, Dunning, Hyne, Grigg, Farley (Devon, UK)
Duncan (Fife, Devon), Hugh, Blee (Cornwall)
Green, Mansfield, (Herts)
Cavenaugh, Ransom (Middlesex)
 

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Re: back of photo writing needs deciphering please
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 18 November 17 10:16 GMT (UK) »
I agree with Wiggy. First letter in third line looks like the first letter of what we think is Tom in first line. Could third line be Tommy?
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