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Offline wonkiewidge

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Re: Can you help ID a WW1/WW2 uniform
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 05 July 06 10:54 BST (UK) »
Hello,
             Harribobs & old Rowley,


Now you've confused me. ???

I believe the two pictures to be one and the same person, Tommy England. Unfortunately as well as being my grandfathers name it was also his son's name. If I can date the photo to ww1 or ww2 I will know which Tommy it is.

Is it possible that Tommy jnr. enlisted as a regular before WW2 then change uniform once war broke out?

If this is my uncle he would have been born early to mid 1920's.
If it is his father (my grand father) it must be the Great War as he was born in 1899.


If this helps this is my grandfather in ww2.

Linda
London & Middlesex
Clement, England, Record, Pittman, Reeve, Crane, Mulvey, Jones, Elliott, Nailor,

Shropshire/ Herefordshire
Humphries/reys, Howells, Hodnet, Medlicott, Prince, Coulton/Colton/Brecknock,

Gloucestershire - Bristol ....... Surname  'England'

Kent
Gullock

Suffolk
Battram, Langley, Becraft/Becroft

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Offline harribobs

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Re: Can you help ID a WW1/WW2 uniform
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 05 July 06 14:27 BST (UK) »

my first thought is that they are a generation apart

a soldier that fought in 14/18 will be twenty older when the 2nd WW broke out, your man in the first picture looks early 20's to me
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