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Another mysterious family photograph. Please could the photograph be dated and some information shed on the photographer.

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Please could you date and identify what rank and regiment this fellow was in. The picture is an unknown family photograph

The picture is printed on a postcard, with the following embossed on the bottom left hand corner: Fredrick Dew, The studio Park road Wigan. There are no other details.

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In December 2011, I wrote to the MOD Medal Office at Innsworth requesting information regarding my Grandfather's medal issue. Not his WW 1 entitlement but a question reference the re-issue of his medals and whether he was entitled to a WW2 Defence Medal, for his service in both the Axillary Fire Service and the Defence Fire Service.

My enquiry was acknowledged and I was sent out both a request for information and next of kin forms. These were duly completed and sent back to the Medal Office. A month later I was sent my reply, a letter stating that the Medal Office no longer have access to the records and could not help any further.  The Medal Rolls for all service and campaign awards prior to 1936 are now held by The National Archives at Kew.

They also suggested that I write to the Civil Contingencies Secretariat, 3rd floor, 35 Great Smith Street London SW1P 3BQ, for information regarding his ARP Service. This department assess and issue any medal entitlement's.

Would anyone know if this also includes the National Fire Service/ Auxiliary Fire Service as well.

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I am trying to find information about the Liverpool National Fire Service (NFS), Force 26 -  F Division.

My grandfather served with the NFS during the war years in Liverpool.

I know that Force 26 covered the Greater Merseyside area, including St Helens and West Cheshire. The Headquarters was at West Derby, Liverpool.

F Division had 9 Fire Stations which included Southport, Formby, Hightown and Ormskirk. My Grandfather served at Station 2-Z which was Formby and Fire Station 2-R but I do not know what station this was.

The 9 NFS Stations were each allocated a letter from Z to R. Would anyone know what Station related to what Letter and any other information.

I have tried the Liverpool Records Office and the Merseyside Fire Service Museum but they have very little information.

I understand that a lot of the NFS records were disposed of after the war as they were no longer required.

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From my grandfather, Frank Pilsbury's Medal Card Record It would appear that he was at No 2 AFS Blundell Sands Station on 27 May 1941. There is no other information.

He was born on 05 May 1894, West Bromwich, Staffordshire and served in Both the 9th Manchester and Cheshire Regiments during the 1WW. From his marriage certificate in 1918, his trade is given as a Bargeman, whilst serving with the Manchester Regiment. He did come from a family of boatmen. His service number with the Manchester Regiment was 32414 and with the Cheshire Regiment 69795.

From the remarks column on his Medal Card are the following initials: B. W. V. M. IVB /574d/136/41. Then a zero lined through. Underneath this writing is a zero lined through then AS/Gen/6729.

In the correspondence column where the address is located, there is a zero lined through, then 27/5/1941 No AFS, B/Sands Stn, Blundell Sands Liverpool.

Any information with regards to No 2 AFS Blundell Sands and any suggestions regarding the abbreviations would be gratefully received. Apologies not able to attach the medal card.

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