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British West Africa
An elderly relative has loaned me a number of photographs of my late
uncle's time in the forces in British West Africa (believed to be present day Nigeria) in the years immediately after the second world war. I have recently scanned these into an online album in the hope of finding out a bit more about them. I would be interested if anyone could usefully comment on the pictures as they do not mean much more to me than the labels I have added. The photo album is at: http://www.johnyeadon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bwa/ Please reply through this newsgroup rather than the invalid email address provided. John / UK |
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In message , Gnasher
writes An elderly relative has loaned me a number of photographs of my late uncle's time in the forces in British West Africa (believed to be present day Nigeria) in the years immediately after the second world war. I have recently scanned these into an online album in the hope of finding out a bit more about them. I would be interested if anyone could usefully comment on the pictures as they do not mean much more to me than the labels I have added. The photo album is at: http://www.johnyeadon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bwa/ Please reply through this newsgroup rather than the invalid email address provided. John / UK Interesting photos John, I`d say it was Nigeria but we need somebody who was there at the time to help. I was in Nigeria for five years during the seventies, with my husband, who was working both in the Niger Delta and in the North, I`d guess that the horse racing may be in Kaduna (north) I have been on a bridge over the Niger, this was at Owerri I think, which is in eastern Nigeria. I can`t give you much more help, there will be ways of finding out more, if I think of anything I will let you know. Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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Very nice pictures. Especially when you realize, this kind of pictures are
not common. I am married to a Nigerian. Of his childhood he is having 1 picture. You have any idea where in Nigeria this pictures are made? "Gnasher" schreef in bericht .uk... An elderly relative has loaned me a number of photographs of my late uncle's time in the forces in British West Africa (believed to be present day Nigeria) in the years immediately after the second world war. I have recently scanned these into an online album in the hope of finding out a bit more about them. I would be interested if anyone could usefully comment on the pictures as they do not mean much more to me than the labels I have added. The photo album is at: http://www.johnyeadon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bwa/ Please reply through this newsgroup rather than the invalid email address provided. John / UK |
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British West Africa
In message , Gnasher
writes An elderly relative has loaned me a number of photographs of my late uncle's time in the forces in British West Africa (believed to be present day Nigeria) in the years immediately after the second world war. I have recently scanned these into an online album in the hope of finding out a bit more about them. I would be interested if anyone could usefully comment on the pictures as they do not mean much more to me than the labels I have added. The photo album is at: http://www.johnyeadon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bwa/ Please reply through this newsgroup rather than the invalid email address provided. John / UK John, My husband reminded me the bridge we visited over the Niger was not at Owerri but Onitsha, we had been to both towns that day. I`ve had a look in one of my books, "Tales of the Dark Continent" by Charles Allen and horse racing was done at Kaduna, Zaria and Kano apparently. I imagine you wish your uncle had done more labelling of his photos! You may find out more about British West Africa on google.com Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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On Apr 29, 10:49 pm, Gnasher wrote:
An elderly relative has loaned me a number of photographs of my late uncle's time in the forces in British West Africa (believed to be present day Nigeria) in the years immediately after the second world war. I have recently scanned these into an online album in the hope of finding out a bit more about them. I would be interested if anyone could usefully comment on the pictures as they do not mean much more to me than the labels I have added. The photo album is at:http://www.johnyeadon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bwa/ Please reply through this newsgroup rather than the invalid email address provided. John / UK Interesting pictures, Gnasher. Very clear still. I had a look in my search engine & (apart from your own post) came up with these two sites. Thanks for allowing the pics to be seen. I hope you find out more about the area etc. Sandy in Scotland British West Africa: Cameroons, Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togoland. http://emeagwali.com/photos/memories...st-africa.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British...rica)_Division |
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British West Africa
In message , Gnasher
writes An elderly relative has loaned me a number of photographs of my late uncle's time in the forces in British West Africa (believed to be present day Nigeria) in the years immediately after the second world war. I have recently scanned these into an online album in the hope of finding out a bit more about them. I would be interested if anyone could usefully comment on the pictures as they do not mean much more to me than the labels I have added. The photo album is at: http://www.johnyeadon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bwa/ Please reply through this newsgroup rather than the invalid email address provided. John / UK John, just had a thought, try the British Empire Museum site, there may be some help or information there. http://www.empiremuseum.co.uk Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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Cheers. I've established contact with them and I'm sure we can arrange something. ta! just had a thought, try the British Empire Museum site, there may be some help or information there. http://www.empiremuseum.co.uk Pat. |
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In message , Gnasher
writes Cheers. I've established contact with them and I'm sure we can arrange something. ta! just had a thought, try the British Empire Museum site, there may be some help or information there. http://www.empiremuseum.co.uk Pat. I`m glad you got back to me, I did try to find out what I could and had wondered if you had got anywhere with the photos! Come back if you get any results. Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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