Photos missing from iCloud backup

Hi, I used to have a 4s with photos on and it started to lose wifi connection which meant iCloud backups were hit and miss. On occasion I tried to reset my phone to rectify the wifi issue and when restoring from an old iCloud backup some photos were missing as the restore went from the earliest back up and the photos weren't there.
Where are these photos now and is it possible to access them on the iCloud?
I now have a 5s and the same iCloud account.

Sorry Rich
You might want to check your Backup settings as well, and make sure that the Photo Library is turned on under Settings>iCloud>Storage>Manage Storage>click on your Device, and you will see the list of items that are checked to be backed up. If Photo Library is not turned on, you want to turn it on.
For importing in the future, you can either import to your computer or upload them to a cloud storage like Dropbox:
PHOTO IMPORT IOS TO MAC/PC
Once they have been imported to a computer, they can be selectively sync'd back via iTunes:
SYNCING PHOTOS VIA ITUNES
Best of luck, and sorry about your photos....
GB

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