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Offline Bonny jean

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Young soldier
« on: Saturday 09 January 10 20:45 GMT (UK) »
I have two photos this is one of them, if you good folk have some time on your hands to do a bit of work on them it's very dull looking among other things. Thank you Bonny  ;)


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Re: Young soldier
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 09 January 10 21:13 GMT (UK) »
A quick tidy over for you

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Re: Young soldier
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 09 January 10 21:20 GMT (UK) »
A little colour.
Martin's of Maerdy/Tonyrefail
Thomas's of Llanddeusant/Porth.
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Re: Young soldier
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 09 January 10 23:57 GMT (UK) »
A couple from me....handsome man and a lovely photo :)

Terry
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Re: Young soldier
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 10 January 10 00:10 GMT (UK) »


He looks like a Matinee Star doesn't he ? ....

But such an expression ..... he's seen a lot of devastation that boy !  :-\

I hope he came home Bonny !

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Re: Young soldier
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 10 January 10 00:29 GMT (UK) »
Annie,

He certainly does.  As I sat here restoring the photo I was was thinking the same thing...I hope he came home....I wish they all could have come home   :(
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g grandfather Thomas Borthwick 11/11/1882 - KIA 25/9/1915 aged 33 Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Brothers & cousins to Thomas (Both KIA same day)
Robert Johnstone Borthwick 1898 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 21 North Staffordshire Regiment

George Lowden Borthwick 1899 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 19 Royal Scots Fusiliers

gr Uncle Walter Combe b1893 - KIA 12/7/1915 aged 22  Kings Own Scottish Borderers

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Re: Young soldier
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 10 January 10 00:38 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: terry hastie on Saturday 09 January 10 23:57 GMT (UK)
A couple from me....handsome man and a lovely photo :)

Terry

Hi Terry, those are beautiful restorations but I hope you don't mind me mentioning that you have covered an important part of it with the frame. His medal ribbons :(

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Re: Young soldier
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 10 January 10 01:05 GMT (UK) »
Colin

Oops, I guess I did and I took the time to fix the medal ribbon too  :-\

Terry
g grandfather Thomas Borthwick 11/11/1882 - KIA 25/9/1915 aged 33 Kings Own Scottish Borderers

Brothers & cousins to Thomas (Both KIA same day)
Robert Johnstone Borthwick 1898 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 21 North Staffordshire Regiment

George Lowden Borthwick 1899 - KIA 24/3/1918 aged 19 Royal Scots Fusiliers

gr Uncle Walter Combe b1893 - KIA 12/7/1915 aged 22  Kings Own Scottish Borderers

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Re: Young soldier
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 10 January 10 01:31 GMT (UK) »
one from me

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