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My paternal grandfather suppressed his early history and there are no pictures of him as a child. We first encounter him as a young man- as here- at the very end of the Great War- in the uniform of an RAF warrant officer.

Date: 2017-02-04 09:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pondhopper.livejournal.com
Quite a handsome man, your grandfather!

Date: 2017-02-04 11:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] artkouros.livejournal.com
Was he a pilot?

Date: 2017-02-05 09:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com
Imposing. He filled out rather as he got older.

Date: 2017-02-05 09:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com
I don't think so. He was an engineer in civilian life so I imagine he'd have had a role on the ground, servicing planes...

He only got in at the tail end of the War and never saw active service.

Date: 2017-02-05 11:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sorenr.livejournal.com
I know a lot of it is in the image processing, but I still find it interesting that young men in those days are largely represented as unashamedly pretty in portrait photography. There is often an almost effeminate (to the modern eye), Valentino-esque quality, especially the lips and eyes.

Just goes to show that ideals of masculine beauty can change.

Date: 2017-02-05 12:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com
Interesting point. And as it happens I have a couple of photos that illustrate this perfectly. If I can find them again I'll post them...

Date: 2017-02-05 01:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] artkouros.livejournal.com
We'll call him one of the lucky ones.

Date: 2017-02-05 07:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com
Since I replied to your last comment I've learned he spent the greater part of the war working for Vickers- the arms manufacturers.

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