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Fab Feb Photo Collage - Day 27

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George Henry Charles Carrett III and Charles Arthur Stanley Carrett in France c 1917/1918 Now isn't this dreadful - I'm not sure which is which. I suspect George Henry Charles is the one on the right.   Let's have a look at a close up of his face at Millie's wedding photo again... George Henry Charles Carrett at Millie's wedding 1924 Tricky huh? We might be able to reach better conclusions by looking at their service records on the NAA website. Charles enlisted on 15 May 1916 at the age of 25.  At the time he was 5ft 71/4 inches with fair hair and blue eyes - a bricklayer turned Gunner.   He was wounded in a field in France a year later. George enlisted 8 May 1916 at the age of 37 standing 5 foot 7 and 3/4 inches with brown to grey hair and grey eyes.  A builder turned driver. So...I was wrong....George is on the left.   I'm not sure exactly when this photo was taken 1917 or 1918.   Don't you wish they were a...