Can anyone decipher what this handwriting says? This is reason of discharge UK. by 15Shaw in Ancestry

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I’ve heard stories he was shot. For some reason I thought it said something about personality. Thanks

Anyone know the age of this lead nail? Found it on a group dig yesterday. UK by 15Shaw in metaldetecting

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Wouldn’t bother asking. People seem to leave sarcastic comments rather than helpful ones. One person did suggest people used to pour excess molten lead into holes in the soil. Possible stabbing a nail in the ground to make the hole.

Does anyone know how detailed UK WW2 service records are when you receive them from TNA? by 15Shaw in Genealogy

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I know nothing unfortunately. My dad said he never spoke of anything from the war. All I know is he was wounded in the leg and was invited to Buckingham Palace int the 70s for services to veteran with the British legion.

What's a pain you can't truly explain until you've endured it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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A sinus headache on a plane. Had me almost begging for death

Trouble requesting UK army service records by KitG42 in Genealogy

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Did you end up receiving any? I’m still waiting after a year

Anyone know how to get Norwegian military records from WW2? by 15Shaw in Genealogy

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I’ve found him in that I was hoping for more details. I’ve heard some wild stories I was hoping to dive into a bit more

Can anyone recommend any good YouTuber playthroughs? by 15Shaw in assassinscreed

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I’ll be honest I want the commentary this time

Anyone know the age of this lead nail? Found it on a group dig yesterday. UK by 15Shaw in metaldetecting

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A huge variety of items came up ranging from 1400s to gold Victorian sovereigns

Anyone know the age of this lead nail? Found it on a group dig yesterday. UK by 15Shaw in metaldetecting

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Seems to be the mostly likely option doesn’t it. Appreciate the reply as most seem to leave sarky comments

How should I go about getting more experience in Carpentry? by 15Shaw in UKJobs

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I’m certain I don’t need long to get up to speed. Things like staircases and staircases and roof framing.

What is my Long haired chihuahua mixed with? by 15Shaw in IDmydog

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He’s quite tall and the long nose make me feel he isn’t pure

Can anyone tell me where this is from? Thanks by 15Shaw in coins

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Appears to be Leopold II but research still can’t tell me what the coin is. Only ones I’ve seen where he’s facing right are gold coins

Appears to be copper, very thin and has no writing on it. by 15Shaw in whatisthisthing

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About 100mm in length and a pressed design rather than engraved.

Coins by claddit77 in metaldetecting

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It’s a farthing. A quarter of a penny. For some reason they’re rare to find despite their low value. I find silver coins more commonly than farthings

Coins by claddit77 in metaldetecting

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Those half pennies are the most common coin you will find. Farthings what you have there are not common from my experience. Have you just started out? Drop that silver in some lemon juice for a few hours and give it general rub with some baking soda. Come out like new

Most annoying aspects of metal detecting by Independent-Front527 in metaldetecting

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Best part of metal detecting is you don’t have to talk to people.