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Does Anyone Know Where This Place Is?
« on: Monday 24 April 23 03:00 BST (UK) »
Don't know if this is the right board for this, if not can someone suggest another.
This is the back of a postcard sent in 1947 by Jack KING to his half brother in NZ. He was born in 1928 so only aged 19. He seems to be in an Airforce shirt.  After being where ever this was taken he didn't return to NZ but was heard from in Bundaberg. Have a death in QLD 1984/365 - 31/12/1983. Will try the QLD board later to search for more information on his life.
Does anyone know, or can hazard a guess what country this studio was located in? (Mr.G was no help)
"PALL MALL Photo Studio - 33, MALAKA FARIDA - ?? BUILDING AS NEW ZEALAND CLUB - GROUND FLOOR - CA"
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Hetty
Lanarkshire=Robertson-Ross-Russell-Neilson.
Staffordshire= Harrison-Jackson-Round
London=Poswillo-Hyams-Karby-Dossett-Baram-Detloff-Hyman
Gibralter=Poswillo
Dorset= Attwooll-Read-Northover
Australia=Karby-Meyer

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Re: Does Anyone Know Where This Place Is?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 24 April 23 03:04 BST (UK) »
Cairo.

A photograph on the Online Cenotaph has this

“ Photo taken at PALL MALL Photo Studio, 33 Malaka Farida, Cairo. (same. Reginald Phillip Vercoe - Cairo 1944”

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Re: Does Anyone Know Where This Place Is?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 24 April 23 03:06 BST (UK) »
Hi Hettyhen,

It was in Cairo, Egypt.

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ELLERKER - Beverley ERY ENG
HEALEY - IRL?
MURDOCH - Wigtownshire SCT, Otago and Westland NZ
PALING - Nottinghamshire ENG
RILEY - Flamborough; Cottingham; South Dalton ERY, Manitoba CAN, & London ENG
STURTON - Arnold, Nottinghamshire ENG
SUTTRON - All, NRY & DUR ENG
TAYLOR - London ENG
TYLER - London ENG
TERNAN/TIERNAN - Dublin IRL

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Re: Does Anyone Know Where This Place Is?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 24 April 23 03:22 BST (UK) »
Gosh, the family thought he didn't get far from NZ, but that's a long way from home!
Thank you both for the quick reply, lots more research to do now.

Cheers
Hetty
Lanarkshire=Robertson-Ross-Russell-Neilson.
Staffordshire= Harrison-Jackson-Round
London=Poswillo-Hyams-Karby-Dossett-Baram-Detloff-Hyman
Gibralter=Poswillo
Dorset= Attwooll-Read-Northover
Australia=Karby-Meyer

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Re: Does Anyone Know Where This Place Is?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 24 April 23 03:26 BST (UK) »

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Re: Does Anyone Know Where This Place Is?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 24 April 23 23:45 BST (UK) »
Good morning on ANZAC day.

If you have reason to believe he enlisted with the NZ Airforce, the research of ERROL MARTYN is the go to, for information re his time with the NZ service.

Copies are held by the larger libraries in NZ, UK etc.

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/21730953?search%5Bi%5D%5Bcreator%5D=Martyn%2C+Errol+W.&search%5Bpath%5D=items

Alan.

PS.  A little background to this life time project of Errol's, and the three large books that are the result of.

https://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/blog/for-your-tomorrow-by-errol-w-martyn/ 
Early Settlers & Heritage. Family History.

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 24 April 23 23:57 BST (UK) »
Was he John Alfred KING, service number 413167?

This individual died in a flying accident in 1943.

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ELLERKER - Beverley ERY ENG
HEALEY - IRL?
MURDOCH - Wigtownshire SCT, Otago and Westland NZ
PALING - Nottinghamshire ENG
RILEY - Flamborough; Cottingham; South Dalton ERY, Manitoba CAN, & London ENG
STURTON - Arnold, Nottinghamshire ENG
SUTTRON - All, NRY & DUR ENG
TAYLOR - London ENG
TYLER - London ENG
TERNAN/TIERNAN - Dublin IRL

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Re: Does Anyone Know Where This Place Is?
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 25 April 23 00:01 BST (UK) »
Spades, a Queensland death is noted in the original post. That is why I was not sure if he even enlisted in NZ.

Alan.
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 25 April 23 00:27 BST (UK) »
Quote from: spades on Monday 24 April 23 23:57 BST (UK)
Was he John Alfred KING, service number 413167?

This individual died in a flying accident in 1943.

Spades

Post card dated 1947 according to original post
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