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Offline Lynntony

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Headstone photo - please enhance.
« on: Monday 10 December 12 12:31 GMT (UK) »
I wonder if anyone could enhance this picture of a young soldier's headstone for me. It's not very clear and I'd like to get it done for the young man's niece. This is the largest image of the headstone I could get.
The text reads - 22964554 Private: R. BANKS: 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment. 21st May 1956. Age 20.

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Tony
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Re: Headstone photo - please enhance.
« Reply #1 on: Monday 10 December 12 14:48 GMT (UK) »
Tony do you have a better scan This is a very low 72 dpi

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Re: Headstone photo - please enhance.
« Reply #2 on: Monday 10 December 12 15:44 GMT (UK) »
 Unfortunately Irene, this is all I have. I did wonder if it was possible to do anything with it as the resolution is so low. Don't worry if you can't do anything with it - I just thought it was worth a try. I'll have a look at some of the War Grave sites and see if they've got anything better that I can pass on to the man's niece

Thanks for looking
Tony
Lynn:- Shelton, Edwards, Looker, Platt, Ames, Bagley, Cadman, Cokes, Edmunds, Seymour, Waldren, Mulloy, Cockin/Cockayne

Tony:- Davies, Murphy, Kidd, Elwell, Pither, Roper, Marshall, Whelan, Lycett, Farley, Turner, Rhodes

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Re: Headstone photo - please enhance.
« Reply #3 on: Monday 10 December 12 19:19 GMT (UK) »
is this what you wanted? , tommy


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Re: Headstone photo - please enhance.
« Reply #4 on: Monday 10 December 12 20:30 GMT (UK) »

Thanks Tommy, at least it's legible now! It's a pity the original was such low resolution and black writing on a dark grey stone but at least we can now see what it would have looked like.

Tony
Lynn:- Shelton, Edwards, Looker, Platt, Ames, Bagley, Cadman, Cokes, Edmunds, Seymour, Waldren, Mulloy, Cockin/Cockayne

Tony:- Davies, Murphy, Kidd, Elwell, Pither, Roper, Marshall, Whelan, Lycett, Farley, Turner, Rhodes

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Re: Headstone photo - please enhance.
« Reply #5 on: Monday 10 December 12 22:52 GMT (UK) »
you're welcome Tony