I've just realised that the cousin changed all the forenames in their tree, probably to protect the identites of living people. In which case I most definitely don't make contact.
Thank you, Magge, for all those links. Arundel Street runs into Fratton Street and it looks as if it was one and the same place:
Title: Photograph of Fratton Street Schools, Arundel Street, Portsmouth
Description:
Looking east along Arundel Street. After completion of operations by Warings (Contractors) Ltd. Shows 'Black Dog' Public House on left (undamaged).
No 95 War Debris Clearance, Portsmouth.
Format: B& W print
Date: 6 Jul 1944
Held by: Portsmouth History Centre, not available at The National Archives
My aunt grew up in Portsmouth and stayed there throughout the war because her mother didn't want to be parted from her. The area she lived in was wrecked by town planners, not bombs, but those photos are dreadful, unimaginable, and the descriptions horrendous.
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