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Offline Jane Masri

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Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« on: Saturday 01 December 07 16:27 GMT (UK) »
This is from a service record.
Line 1 ????
Line 2  India
Line 3 ????
Line 4 ? ? ? UK
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Can anyone decipher Lines 1,3 & 4?

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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 01 December 07 16:29 GMT (UK) »
Line 3 - en route UK?
Dunning/Downing, Osborn/e, Astley -Cheshire/Birmingham/Middlesex
Fanthorpe/Hall/Driffill/Storm - Lincolnshire
Bower/Woodward/Bingham/Pettinger/Shaw - Nottinghamshire
Shaw, Marland - Lancashire
Broph(e)y - Queens County, Ireland
Richards - Neath Swansea
Hunt/Fox - Lincs, Waterfield/Middleton - Staffs
Hart/Harland/Askew/Scales - Yorkshire
Brereton/Vickers - Cheshire
Gleaves/Sandford/Hulse/Hulme - Wolstanton/Audley Staffs
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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 01 December 07 16:30 GMT (UK) »
Line 1 - ..... E I (East Indies)??  just a guess :-\


or E F??  :-\
Dunning/Downing, Osborn/e, Astley -Cheshire/Birmingham/Middlesex
Fanthorpe/Hall/Driffill/Storm - Lincolnshire
Bower/Woodward/Bingham/Pettinger/Shaw - Nottinghamshire
Shaw, Marland - Lancashire
Broph(e)y - Queens County, Ireland
Richards - Neath Swansea
Hunt/Fox - Lincs, Waterfield/Middleton - Staffs
Hart/Harland/Askew/Scales - Yorkshire
Brereton/Vickers - Cheshire
Gleaves/Sandford/Hulse/Hulme - Wolstanton/Audley Staffs
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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 01 December 07 16:30 GMT (UK) »
Yes, that looks right, CatOne  :)

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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 01 December 07 16:31 GMT (UK) »
Line 3 En Socile U.K ?  Maybe a social trip home??
BOXALL    Portchester & Southampton<br />CLASBY    Southampton<br />HELLYER   Hound, Netley & Southampton<br />MIDLANE   Isle Of Wight<br />PHILLIPS   Botley & Southampton<br />PRICE       Isle Of Wight<br />VERONELLI/VEARONELLY/VERONELLY & variants ANY<br />WAREN     London<br />WINTER    S.E. London

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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 01 December 07 16:31 GMT (UK) »
I think it's "E F"

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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk<br />Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk<br />Harrison: London; Pollock<br />Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx<br />Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk<br />Rogers: London; Bartlett: London<br />Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants<br />Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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« Reply #6 on: Saturday 01 December 07 16:32 GMT (UK) »
And definitely "En route"

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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk<br />Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk<br />Harrison: London; Pollock<br />Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx<br />Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk<br />Rogers: London; Bartlett: London<br />Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants<br />Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 01 December 07 16:34 GMT (UK) »
I think you're all right after looking at it again re En route & as for line 3, it only took a day to get there from India if the dates are correct.

Debbie  :)
BOXALL    Portchester & Southampton<br />CLASBY    Southampton<br />HELLYER   Hound, Netley & Southampton<br />MIDLANE   Isle Of Wight<br />PHILLIPS   Botley & Southampton<br />PRICE       Isle Of Wight<br />VERONELLI/VEARONELLY/VERONELLY & variants ANY<br />WAREN     London<br />WINTER    S.E. London

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Re: Can you decipher the countries mentioned?
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 01 December 07 16:36 GMT (UK) »
Oh, just noticed... India on  line 2 was a day from line 1 as well  :D
BOXALL    Portchester & Southampton<br />CLASBY    Southampton<br />HELLYER   Hound, Netley & Southampton<br />MIDLANE   Isle Of Wight<br />PHILLIPS   Botley & Southampton<br />PRICE       Isle Of Wight<br />VERONELLI/VEARONELLY/VERONELLY & variants ANY<br />WAREN     London<br />WINTER    S.E. London