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Driver G London Service Number 1911 4th ADAC

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Any idea on who these people are?? Maybe 4th ADAC France description on the back of photo is from Jim ..ndir. As you can see the sirname has me stumped.

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Hi, Macka.

Would you be able to scan the back of that photo? Some of the people on here are really good at figuring out handwriting, and may be able to help you with the surname.

Allie

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Macka

The first picture appears to shows a middle-aged subaltern in the Machine Gun Corps; his breeeches and shirt are pale and would indicate the photo was taken away from the front line; the jacket shows a great deal of wear and the bottom on his jacket skirt pocket is undone which means it is a snap rather than taken at a professioanl phtographers' studio. I would guess he was a TA soldier who was commissioned

The second phot is (I believe) taken overseas, judging form the window frames etc. he UK; interesting dress in that there appear to a WO wearing a Sam Brown belt in the front row; I would guess it is a transport section of an infantry unit

But I could be wrong!

Stephen

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Hi, Macka.

Would you be able to scan the back of that photo? Some of the people on here are really good at figuring out handwriting, and may be able to help you with the surname.

Allie

Hi Allie,

As requested here is the back of the photo.

Regards

Macka

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Strewth! That's a challenge!

It's not 'Jim Andrew', or similar, is it? That first letter does look like an 'A' in copperplate script - that's about how I write the first letter of my name. (Except slightly more legibly.)

Allie

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My hubby - who is a doctor with the requisite bad handwriting, and ability to read other doctors' illegible scrawls - suggests 'Anderson'.

Allie

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Strewth! That's a challenge!

It's not 'Jim Andrew', or similar, is it? That first letter does look like an 'A' in copperplate script - that's about how I write the first letter of my name. (Except slightly more legibly.)

Allie

Allie,

"Not" wrong!!! has had me guessing for quite some time, VERY FUSTRATING.

Macka

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