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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Eliza Parkinson nee Madder
« on: Friday 22 March 24 11:45 GMT (UK)  »
The problem here is that most of the identifiers of date are
concealed by a shawl & day cap so the curator like myself has had
to concentrate on what's left & has correctly identified the bodice
style as 1860's or later however I would rule out 1860's as this
oval vignette is a common style of the 1870's.
I would also disagree that this is a mourning photo as other elements
of such are absent although this is not particularly relevant to the question.
 

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Eliza Parkinson nee Madder
« on: Thursday 21 March 24 19:14 GMT (UK)  »
That looks like the one Queenie.
Now the bad news it's 1870's.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Photo date please Winifred O'Connor, poss 1890s, in Sydney, Aust
« on: Thursday 21 March 24 16:05 GMT (UK)  »
The puffball sleeve signalled the end of the Gigot style sleeve
at the end of the 90's & the general bodice style was the start
of the 1900's style so 1899/1900 would be about right.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Eliza Parkinson nee Madder
« on: Thursday 21 March 24 15:58 GMT (UK)  »
Can you give a link to the page you saw the photo?

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World War One / Re: B Coy 4th Battalion Machine Gun Corps
« on: Wednesday 20 March 24 22:22 GMT (UK)  »
You need to head for Bios Du Pacault which is 10Km. North
of Bethune.
The canal & trench is at the Southern end of the wood.
Came across this slightly earlier map showing the German trenches (in red)
which would have been the 4/MGC's target of opportunity.
Quite often wooded areas contain remnants or evidence of occupation
as the ground has lay undisturbed.
Might be worth taking a look.

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World War One / Re: B Coy 4th Battalion Machine Gun Corps
« on: Wednesday 20 March 24 00:02 GMT (UK)  »
It looks like 6/5/18.
However on the 6th. the C.O. says it was a quiet day.
They were engaged on 5th. & 7th.
The diary says the 4/MGC were laying down harassing fire on Pecaut wood.
This map was drawn in June 1918 which shows the British front line in Pecaut wood
so they wouldn't have been here the previous month but must have within 400 yds.
in order to fire on it.
My best guess is they were in the Canal Switch which suffered shelling on the dates I gave.
So a shrapnel wound rather than gunshot.
Full map:
https://maps.nls.uk/view/101723830

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World War One / Re: B Coy 4th Battalion Machine Gun Corps
« on: Tuesday 19 March 24 11:34 GMT (UK)  »
4/MGC were in the La'Bassee/L'Ecleme area April/May 1918.
This was during the German Spring Offensive which had the allies
on the back foot so probably wounded defending his position.
Where that position was depends on knowing the day he was wounded.
Where has the info come from?
Can you give details?

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Scottish portrait date and age
« on: Saturday 16 March 24 21:30 GMT (UK)  »
Not 1890's as this is a postcard & they didn't arrive until 1902 & they had "for inland post only"
on the back until 1907.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Scottish portrait date and age
« on: Saturday 16 March 24 17:22 GMT (UK)  »
The start date is just pre WW1 & possibly into the war years but I
suspect it's pre war by the the girl's dress style.
Is there a stamp box on the back?
Often they are dateable.

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