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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Crew List for Dona Anita - Arrival Nelson 1867
« on: Tuesday 14 June 22 23:35 BST (UK)  »
James Jones mentioned here ...

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18671022.2.3.2?end_date=31-12-1867&items_per_page=10&page=2&phrase=2&query=Donna+Anita&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1867

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Crew List for Dona Anita - Arrival Nelson 1867
« on: Tuesday 14 June 22 23:30 BST (UK)  »
Some details of the long voyage here.....

https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bre01Whit-t1-body-d257.html

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Places of birth on New Zealand marriage certificates
« on: Friday 06 May 22 21:18 BST (UK)  »
Thanks mckha489

So that's the answer - Brookside NZ is right next to Ellesmere.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Places of birth on New Zealand marriage certificates
« on: Friday 06 May 22 21:02 BST (UK)  »
But in answer to the original question ----  :D

Can anyone confirm the birth
1895/17698   Hall    Florence May    Bella   William
was registered in Christchurch which would be close to Brookside -
and location of the wedding ?
 8)

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Places of birth on New Zealand marriage certificates
« on: Friday 06 May 22 10:16 BST (UK)  »
Presumably the marriage cert shows her age so it should be easy to look for her birth in either NZ or UK ??

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Photo date and uniform recognition help please
« on: Friday 01 April 22 21:06 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: tonepad on Friday 01 April 22 06:32 BST (UK)
For comparison, WW1 Petty Officer Mechanic RNAS Royal Naval Air Service:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401699877981
Tony
Thanks Tony, yes I agree with shanreagh, it looks very similar!
So now all I have to do is find out who he was  ???

Thanks to CraigM63, too. A very helpful and interesting thread. So if the uniform is RNAS then it's almost certainly taken in the period from 1 July 1914 to 1 April 1918.

and thanks also to mmm45 for that suggestion.
John B

 

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Photo date and uniform recognition help please
« on: Friday 01 April 22 04:46 BST (UK)  »
Thanks crisane,

Yes, I'm sure that's the same badge as I found and showed in my second photo -

but I cannot be sure it's the same one on my man's cap  ::)

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Armed Forces / Photo date and uniform recognition help please
« on: Friday 01 April 22 01:43 BST (UK)  »

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=860704

This is a link to the thread on Photo Recognition Board.
Thanks for any help
John B


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Photo date and uniform recognition help please
« on: Friday 01 April 22 01:41 BST (UK)  »
Can anyone help with recognition of this uniform, probably WW1?

It's a rather blurry photo of a photo which had nothing on back, believed to be a family member but no idea which one!

The closest cap badge I've found is shown in second photo - Fleet Air Arm Petty Officer.
The badge on his right sleeve might help - wings?

I'll add link to the Armed Forces Board.

Thanks for any help.
John B

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