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Title: my great uncle billy
Post by: acon66 on Wednesday 07 June 17 16:53 BST (UK)
Being adopted means the past for many years was a great  unknown,over the last few yrs iv traced sibblings who knew less than me....two weeks ago i found a second cousin who has givem me they answers to many questions...and now photos to put faces on many names.the most prised picture being great uncle Billy T O'connor....pictured with younger sister doris we believe.
He was wounded 3 times....and gassed.....survived the war....but duec of tb age .....22.iam hoping some one could colour this picture for me.....many thanks
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: japeflakes on Wednesday 07 June 17 18:25 BST (UK)
Sorry, but at the moment I do not see a picture..
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: acon66 on Wednesday 07 June 17 19:23 BST (UK)
Sorry the pic has come out v large.....
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: scrimnet on Wednesday 07 June 17 19:29 BST (UK)
Its come out twice.... ;D

Ive added it too, from the one you sent...All the better to work with...

I see he is wearing a mourning button (the black one second down) This must have been taken not long after his brother died...
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: acon66 on Wednesday 07 June 17 19:35 BST (UK)
Didnt know about the mourning button....the little things mean so much....thank you agsin for help and info.
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: scrimnet on Wednesday 07 June 17 19:52 BST (UK)
Quote from: acon66 on Wednesday 07 June 17 19:35 BST (UK)
Didnt know about the mourning button....the little things mean so much....thank you agsin for help and info.

Always happy to help....
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: Handypandy on Wednesday 07 June 17 20:36 BST (UK)
A cleaned up B/W one for starters.....
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: acon66 on Wednesday 07 June 17 20:53 BST (UK)
Thats really good thank you so much.....
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: pablo59 on Wednesday 07 June 17 23:12 BST (UK)
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Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: pablo59 on Wednesday 07 June 17 23:59 BST (UK)
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Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: jloy326 on Thursday 08 June 17 00:14 BST (UK)
Another
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: Trishanne on Thursday 08 June 17 00:46 BST (UK)
One from me
Pat
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: MartynS on Thursday 08 June 17 07:32 BST (UK)
A couple of attempts at GU-Billy + BW version
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: acon66 on Thursday 08 June 17 08:09 BST (UK)
Thank you all some amazing work done by all. Appreciate it very much
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: Handypandy on Thursday 08 June 17 08:51 BST (UK)
Some colour from me....
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: Mike Morrell (NL) on Thursday 08 June 17 10:24 BST (UK)
Thanks to HandyPandy for providing a clean version of this photo. I've just coloured in his photo. Red Flowers instead of yellow ;)
Mike
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: McGroger on Thursday 08 June 17 10:31 BST (UK)
When I was working on this one I kept thinking he reminded me of someone. Halfway through I decided it was Foyle's son in "Foyle's War". I looked at images of him. Hmmm, a bit... perhaps with a dash of Ewan McGregor thrown in . Anyway, handsome bloke. Cheers, Peter.
Title: Re: my great uncle billy
Post by: jloy326 on Friday 09 June 17 15:56 BST (UK)
Not much going on in the forums. Bored, so I shrunk mine down and added some color. Note, it has been excessively smoothed to give a painted look. And I don't care for how the gentleman on the left turned out, but I did what I could for him.

Cheers