Restore an old Backup?

I was having problems with my iPhone so I restored it to it's Factory Settings, losing the final photos of my dad before he died. I thought they'd be in the Pictures >> iPhone Backup or on iCloud, as I had upgraded my phone to iOS5.
Clearly they're not. Is it possible to recover these somehow, ie, were they backed-up when my iPhone Synced to my computer? Perhaps to a Hidden Location? Can you restore from Backup and get these back?
Many thanks for any help or advice.

If you have backed up, then yes, you can restore.
This article should help you out.
iTunes, Backing up, updating, and restoring

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