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The Common Room / RAF Air Training Corps Unit Records
« on: Tuesday 02 April 24 09:11 BST (UK)  »
Is anybody aware if such records exist?
I am particularly interested in finding about finding out about the unit that used to train at the ATC unit that used to meet at the Drill Hall on the Uxbridge Rod in Slough 1939 - 1942.

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The Common Room / William Hopkins b. 1924
« on: Thursday 28 March 24 07:30 GMT (UK)  »
I want to check through my list of refs.
At present I do not have enough specific questions that I want to look into to warrant me forking out and looking into the following -

‘ Mrs. Beves told the Court. Commenting that the house was full of stolen property, the magistrate said he could not overlook the case. BEVIN BOY JAILED After refusing to go down the mines as a trainee, James ' William Hopkins. 20, of Victor' road, N ...
Published: Friday 08 December 1944

I would be very grateful if anybody is in a position to find out more.

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The Common Room / Finding the original photograph
« on: Monday 26 February 24 09:49 GMT (UK)  »
I am reasonably sure that the picture from which the image in the link was taken proffessionaly and published somewhere locally.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/08bnFHNjLhkH2CjlJ1TnvSF_A

How can I find the complete picture?


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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Information sought
« on: Wednesday 14 February 24 16:33 GMT (UK)  »
Picture enquiry

I have sent the following to a German site as suggested in another post on this forum.

Please excuse my poor German.

I am writing this in English and using translation software it the hope that I get a positive result

I am to find out anything I can about the studio that took this picture taken in 1953.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0a2WmU9MKgOGDpOSLhWJSp4iQ

On the reverse

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0f7PlYP_KRspeQr6NYPjn6XpA




Have you any knowledge of software that can detect unique parts of a photographic image taken by an English professional photographer in 1946 ?

Thank you for our time in this matter.

Best wishes

NM

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World War Two / Post war picture enquiry
« on: Sunday 11 February 24 14:05 GMT (UK)  »
I am trying to research a postcard sized photograph.


The back of the picture is printed on postcard  format.
The date Dec. 23rd 1953 and  ref 503/37is noted in pencil above a frank stamp
FOTO-LEUKERT
   Celle Han.
Zollerstrasse 37 — Ruf 3380
Postacheckk : Hannover 60115

Is there any way that  I could find out more about the photographer or
if any other pictures were taken in the same sitting ?


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The Common Room / WWI Soldiers Medal Cards
« on: Sunday 04 February 24 07:39 GMT (UK)  »
Is it possible to obtain any more information from them ?

I am thining of the page number given on the card.

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The Common Room / Elsie Katherine Wilson
« on: Monday 15 January 24 08:22 GMT (UK)  »
Elsie Katherine Wilson was born on August 18, 1900, in Eton,
I wonder if anybody can find out if she had any brothers or sisters.

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The Common Room / Harry Henry Edwards
« on: Sunday 13 August 23 17:02 BST (UK)  »
Harry Henry Edwards

Married at  Easthampstead in Dec 1887.

Could anybody see if they can find out if he had any brothers for me please

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The Common Room / Progress
« on: Friday 11 August 23 09:24 BST (UK)  »
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-66454505

‘ Reading Borough Council has said the new title reflects
"Berkshire's unique status as England's only royal county".

That now includes Slough.



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