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All suggestions welcome as I do not have a clue as what it says
Many thanks
1879Graves
John
Posts : 2558 Join date : 2009-04-06 Age : 58 Location : UK
Subject: Re: Your Help is Needed Wed May 04, 2011 9:04 pm
Could it be "Trespassing"
Chelmsfordthescapegoat
Posts : 2581 Join date : 2009-04-24
Subject: Re: Your Help is Needed Wed May 04, 2011 9:22 pm
Blimey! Graves you don't half pick em. I wouldn't have a clue.
I think the first few letters are. HELAPA
Chard1879
Posts : 1261 Join date : 2010-04-12
Subject: Re: Your Help is Needed Wed May 04, 2011 11:34 pm
Deception.
Sherman
Posts : 30 Join date : 2010-01-14
Subject: Re: Your Help is Needed Thu May 05, 2011 1:18 pm
From Pte William Wilcox 2/24th service papers??
"necessaries"
1879graves
Posts : 3159 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
Subject: Re: Your Help is Needed Thu May 05, 2011 6:58 pm
Hi All
Many thanks for all your suggestions, still trying to get a word to match.
Hi Sherman Yes you are correct, it is William Wilcox's service record. I am trying to understand why he served 672 days (nearly two years) in prison with hard labour.
Please keep the word suggestions comming
1879graves
Posts : 3159 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
Subject: Re: Your Help is Needed Thu May 05, 2011 7:24 pm
Hi All
Thanks to a good friend of mine, they have just confirmed the following "desertion and necessaries theft", so many thanks and well done Sherman