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Re: Identify picture
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 04 February 10 20:48 GMT (UK) »



Do you have the original photograph quiltlady ?

If you have, could you rescan it at 600 or 1200 dpi with no compression, we could possibly have another go at the detail on the uniform ?
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« Reply #19 on: Thursday 04 February 10 20:52 GMT (UK) »
Just looking at the piece that he has on his pocket. Is it a negative image of a maple leaf? This looks to me like it could be a Canadian uniform   :-\

Has anyone got any photos of various allies' uniforms in WW2?

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« Reply #20 on: Thursday 04 February 10 21:00 GMT (UK) »
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As Boris achieved fame and fortune he used his position to help others, including assistance with the purchase a house in Finchley Road to provide shelter and support for young Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany

Very interesting from jaywit's link. Anyone tried Golders Green?

Golders Green came under Hendon district.
There are about a dozen or so marriages during WW2 that would fit, but some have a second given name initial eg. Eva A ....
Did Eva have another given name?
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Re: Identify picture
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 04 February 10 21:00 GMT (UK) »

Just looking at the piece that he has on his pocket. Is it a negative image of a maple leaf? This looks to me like it could be a Canadian uniform   :-\

Has anyone got any photos of various allies' uniforms in WW2?

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« Reply #22 on: Thursday 04 February 10 21:04 GMT (UK) »
Cross Steeple Claydon Bucks,  Jennings Steeple Claydon Bucks,  Steel Byfield Northants,  Rogers Northants,  Wheeler Oxon,  Roberts Oxon,  Bonham Oxon/ Middleton Cheney Northants,  Maycock Northants,  Abbott Northants , Newman Northants, Buckingham Bucks, Hart Warks, Newth Gloucs.

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Re: Identify picture
« Reply #23 on: Thursday 04 February 10 21:07 GMT (UK) »
I thought the white thing on his pocket was a wedding decoration - looks like a crocheted or fabric horseshoe....would that be against the rules for a man in uniform?

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« Reply #24 on: Thursday 04 February 10 21:08 GMT (UK) »
some more Canadian badges:

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« Reply #25 on: Thursday 04 February 10 21:20 GMT (UK) »
I thought the white thing on his pocket was a wedding decoration - looks like a crocheted or fabric horseshoe....would that be against the rules for a man in uniform?

I have seen photos with the groom, a soldier wearing a button hole pinned to his uniform. Could this be a Jewish wedding symbol of some kind?
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« Reply #26 on: Thursday 04 February 10 21:23 GMT (UK) »
It's not a star of David. To me, it's either a negative maple leaf or a laurel leaf wreath of some kind. Still going through lots of images.
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