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anybody have an idea who this 1940's guy is ?

perhaps you could have a peek at the sig on the photo

"to cliff, best wishes..." ???:TU:

I did but cannot read the bloody thing

Anyone else think it looks like Carl Foch's Grandad?

any clues on the belt - no jokes please

Rob whats the belt say on it - British, Europian, American, where?

that might be a starting piont. can't say it's anyone I recognise....

Rob did you get my last email, sure would be curious to your thoughts.

Jim.

he looks irish. got an irish face and i have looked at the sig and i think it might say PADDY, surname is too tough to see.

you're from the wirral - thats got a big irish connexion.
where did you get the shot?

In the three first letters of the signature, I see "Ado..."

At that time (between the ends of '30 and the first half of the '40), as European Champions with this name's root, were

Adolf Heuser
Adrien Anneet (?)
Aldo Spoldi





msc

the first part of the sig is slightly to the left of the "ado" martin.
it looks like "paddy" to me and he's deffo an irishman or of irish stock

Just a long shot:
Paddy Slavin with the Irish championship belt?

Woller

harrygreb wrote:the first part of the sig is slightly to the left of the "ado" martin.
it looks like "paddy" to me and he's deffo an irishman or of irish stock

Good spot harry I only noticed Ado. Being of Irish stock myself I thought he looked Italian. Not enough hair on that body of his to be a 'paddy'

Could the first name possibly be Paolo?

oh yes! its italian middleweight champ paulo o'shea

would an italian be writing "best wishes cliff..." ????

harrygreb wrote:oh yes! its italian middleweight champ paulo o'shea

would an italian be writing "best wishes cliff..." ????

You sarky ol' git.

When I say Italian I mean ethnically. I don't suppose it's possible that Marciano, Graziano, La Motta etc ever signed a photo with Best Wishes on it either.

..doubt if he's irish. he's standing up and doesn't look punchy.

someones sent me the image to see if i could help find out who it was. the first name is Paddy and it was printed in Mogadishu, Somalia during ww2. the guy who owned the photo was stationed there for a while,he was in the army but no details on which regiment.

the belt may well be something to do with the army, some sort of army or inter service award. on the front it has 2 guys boxing apparently.the surname I am told is very faded and could be something like Adair

jimglen wrote:Rob whats the belt say on it - British, Europian, American, where?

that might be a starting piont. can't say it's anyone I recognise....

Rob did you get my last email, sure would be curious to your thoughts.

Jim.

yes i did Jim and will get back to you soon on that question.

I blew it up, but it blurs. First name looks like Paddy and the next three letters could be ADO or ACH. Did the services have belts not cups or trophies during the war? Belt looks a little like one worn by Colin Bell of Austalia. No US eagle as you'd expect on an American belt. Sentiment is in English, so likely a member of the Empire? Maybe a South Afrikan or Australian/New Zealand boxer?

i think i got it pretty close - PADDY ADAIR!! you couldnt get much more irish than PADDY ADAIR. whats my prize?

fame and glory mate if we identify the belt?