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Indecipherable signature
« on: Friday 09 April 21 20:04 BST (UK) »
I have my father's Soldier's Release Book from 1945. At the time he was serving in 160 C.R.E. Works Group in the Royal Engineers in BAOR in Germany. His Lieutenant Colonel has signed his Release Leave Certificate but I can't make out his signature.

It looks something like R. H. Languishe or Lanquiste.

Can anyone offer any help?

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Re: Indecipherable signature
« Reply #1 on: Friday 09 April 21 20:08 BST (UK) »

Could it be Langrishe ?
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Re: Indecipherable signature
« Reply #2 on: Friday 09 April 21 20:09 BST (UK) »
Well spotted!
An R H Langrishe is referred to here
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01qig/
Seeking: RC baptism Philip Murray Feb ish 1814 ? nr Chatham Kent.
IRE: Kik DRAY[EA], PURCELL, WHITE: Mea LYNCH: Tip MURRAY, SHEEDY: Wem ALLEN, ENGLISHBY; Dub PENROSE: Lim DUNN[E], FRAWLEY, WILLIAMS.
87th Regiment RIF: MURRAY
ENG; Marylebone HAYTER, TROU[W]SDALE, WILLIAMS,DUNEVAN Con HAMPTON, TREMELLING Wry CLEGG, HOLLAND, HORSEFIELD Coventry McGINTY
CAN; Halifax & Pictou: HOLLAND, WHITE, WILLIAMSON

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Re: Indecipherable signature
« Reply #3 on: Friday 09 April 21 20:27 BST (UK) »
Quote from: josey on Friday 09 April 21 20:09 BST (UK)
Well spotted!
An R H Langrishe is referred to here
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01qig/

Many years ago I met someone with the surname Langrishe, must have dragged it out of my brain box  ;D
All census lookups are Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Sussex - Knapp. Nailard. Potten. Coleman. Pomfrey. Carter. Picknell
Greenwich/Woolwich. - Clowting. Davis. Kitts. Ferguson. Lowther. Carvalho. Pressman. Redknap. Argent.
Hertfordshire - Sturgeon. Bird. Rule. Claxton. Taylor. Braggins

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Re: Indecipherable signature
« Reply #4 on: Friday 09 April 21 20:36 BST (UK) »
Fantastic! I’ve found a newspaper report of a bridge building demonstration he ran in 1941. Problem solved.
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