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    From Graeme Wall@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 8 13:41:30 2024
    I have found a person in 1939 at 21 George Street! There is no othere
    clue as to where in the country this is, the Borough, UD or RD section
    hasn't been completed, all I have is is the ED Letter Code: DBVI
    the page ref is tna_r39_1507_1507c_007.jpg.

    Anyone know how to decode this to an actual location?

    A couple of the people are listed as labourers at RAOC Colchester so I
    assume that is the most likely location.

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    Graeme Wall
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  • From Graeme Wall@21:1/5 to Charles Ellson on Wed May 8 20:41:41 2024
    On 08/05/2024 20:36, Charles Ellson wrote:
    On Wed, 8 May 2024 13:41:30 +0100, Graeme Wall
    <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:

    I have found a person in 1939 at 21 George Street! There is no othere
    clue as to where in the country this is, the Borough, UD or RD section
    hasn't been completed, all I have is is the ED Letter Code: DBVI
    the page ref is tna_r39_1507_1507c_007.jpg.

    Anyone know how to decode this to an actual location?

    A couple of the people are listed as labourers at RAOC Colchester so I
    assume that is the most likely location.

    DBVI is Colchester MB and only has 15 images on Ancestry - https://www.lostcousins.com/newsletters2/1939RegisterAreaCodes.htm
    Image 7 in Ancestry's contains 21 George Street.
    The current postcode is CO1 1TT.

    Thanks very much, how did you find the ED code?

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    Graeme Wall
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  • From Charles Ellson@21:1/5 to rail@greywall.demon.co.uk on Wed May 8 20:36:04 2024
    On Wed, 8 May 2024 13:41:30 +0100, Graeme Wall
    <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:

    I have found a person in 1939 at 21 George Street! There is no othere
    clue as to where in the country this is, the Borough, UD or RD section
    hasn't been completed, all I have is is the ED Letter Code: DBVI
    the page ref is tna_r39_1507_1507c_007.jpg.

    Anyone know how to decode this to an actual location?

    A couple of the people are listed as labourers at RAOC Colchester so I
    assume that is the most likely location.

    DBVI is Colchester MB and only has 15 images on Ancestry - https://www.lostcousins.com/newsletters2/1939RegisterAreaCodes.htm
    Image 7 in Ancestry's contains 21 George Street.
    The current postcode is CO1 1TT.

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  • From Graeme Wall@21:1/5 to Graeme Wall on Wed May 8 20:49:09 2024
    On 08/05/2024 20:41, Graeme Wall wrote:
    On 08/05/2024 20:36, Charles Ellson wrote:
    On Wed, 8 May 2024 13:41:30 +0100, Graeme Wall
    <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:

    I have found a person in 1939 at 21 George Street! There is no othere
    clue as to where in the country this is, the Borough, UD or RD section
    hasn't been completed, all I have is is the ED Letter Code: DBVI
    the page ref is tna_r39_1507_1507c_007.jpg.

    Anyone know how to decode this to an actual location?

    A couple of the people are listed as labourers at RAOC Colchester so I
    assume that is the most likely location.

    DBVI is Colchester MB and only has 15 images on Ancestry -
    https://www.lostcousins.com/newsletters2/1939RegisterAreaCodes.htm
    Image 7 in Ancestry's contains 21 George Street.
    The current postcode is CO1 1TT.

    Thanks very much, how did you find the ED code?


    Doh, clicked on the link you kindly supplied and there they are!
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