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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: 23AndMe Data Breach Spirals - Millions Affected
« on: Thursday 07 December 23 03:53 GMT (UK)  »
Shows the danger inherent in providing DNA to anybody without very clear security arrangements.
Is it coincidence that Ancestry were bought by Blackstones who have several Health and Healthcare companies in their portfolio ?  Possibly, but one needs to be careful : the information you give may end up being used against your children and their descendants.

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The Common Room / Re: Can One Name The Author(s) of Books/Publications/Newsarticles?
« on: Thursday 07 December 23 03:37 GMT (UK)  »
As this question is specific to the rules on this site and its unlikely that the owners/moderators are able to read every single post, if you click on the 'report to moderator' link on your original post you can ask if a moderator/owner will give you guidance.

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I think that is what is called "prior restraint" in the colonies - where it is banned.
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What are these "colonies" to which you refer ? And what exactly do "they" ban ?
If you are referring to the various nation states that were once colonies they all have their own legislation, which do not necessarily follow the same rules as English law.
In any case, what is being discussed are the rules of this forum, not some legal requirement.

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The Common Room / Re: Edwardian Photo Collection - name Hazelgrove?
« on: Sunday 03 December 23 03:36 GMT (UK)  »
A marvellous collection. Edwardian country gentry and their staff.

The photographer seems to have taken a holiday in North Devon.
QL-01 shows the port at Lynmouth with the original distinctive "Rhenish Tower" lighthouse. (It was lost in the 1952 floods and has been replaced with a modern replica.)
QL-02 is a view of part of Lynmouth from the mole near the Tower. The building in the background with the flag in front is an inn currently known as The Rising Sun and still flying a flag on its flagpole.

I suspect the rest of the QL group are taken in the Lynmouth area but do not know it well enough to pinpoint any of them.  QL-05 may be looking at the houses on Countisbury Hill.

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World War One / Re: Is this a WW1 Uniform ?
« on: Thursday 16 November 23 03:10 GMT (UK)  »
Royal Artillery - WW2 period.

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World War Two / Re: Rank and regiment/corps
« on: Sunday 12 November 23 10:33 GMT (UK)  »
Rank is army : Staff Sergeant, but I can't make out the badge (unit flash ? ) over the crown.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: UK GRO CERTIFICATES
« on: Monday 28 August 23 06:12 BST (UK)  »
Airmail from UK to NZ and Oz used to take 5-7 days before the pandemic. Currently it is in the bracket of 5-7 weeks, judging by my mail ! Add that to the processing time at the GRO  and you can expect your Certs to arrive late September !
More patience required  ;)

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Armed Forces / Re: Help identifying Victorian era Military uniform
« on: Tuesday 06 June 23 02:34 BST (UK)  »
Could the first (left-hand) medal be the Khedive's Sudan Medal ? And then the middle one might be the Queen's Sudan Medal, although I would expect the order of wear to be the other way round.  Hard to tell !

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The Common Room / Re: The Plymouth Brethren
« on: Tuesday 06 June 23 02:23 BST (UK)  »
Plymouth Brethren actually started in Ireland but are known as "Plymouth" because that is where they first appeared in England in the early 1800s. They come in three main divisions : The Exclusive Brethren, who prefer to keep themselves to themselves, often living in their own communities of housing; the Open Brethren, who are much like the mainstream non-conformists, fitting into the general community, and who also go under the name "Gospel Hall"; and the Closed Brethren who are a more conservative version of the Open Brethren. Overall they are quite a large denomination and spread all over the country and overseas. (see Wikipedia for more !)
It is probable that the Brethren who may have looked after your great-grandfather would have been from the "Open" branch whose beliefs are (or were) not that dissimilar to the Methodists.

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Armed Forces / Re: Location of military Barracks
« on: Tuesday 23 May 23 05:13 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Andy J2022 on Monday 22 May 23 12:13 BST (UK)

I also think it is incorrect to imply (as the linked article does) that Britain was more active in its programme of fortifications after Napoleon was defeated (1815) than it was before. While it is true that Britain continued to update the fortifications, mainly around the South coast, in reaction to technological changes in weaponry, this was due to a general unease in Europe including the rise of a unified German state, and very little to do with any specific threat from France. France and Britain were allies during the Crimean War (1854 -56) and generally had friendly relations for the remainder of the century, although they remained rivals elsewhere in the World, especially in Africa and Indo-China.
Staying OTT, you are overlooking the enormously expensive "Palmerston Forts" built to guard against a possible threat from the French under Napoleon III (wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_Forts).

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