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Nice poppy at the top :)
I was shocked to hear some of our staff didn't know when or what "Poppy day" was for, and that is from some of the older (50-60s) British staff.
Photos found via google:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/ca0ff8d1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/4c095e36.jpg
Admiral Huddy
06-11-2008, 10:23
Nice touch...
A client of mine has been organising a remembrance exhibition in our village hall.. It';s about the people in the village who served in WW1. Looking forward to that.
http://esi.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/si/esi/content/binaries/documents/Newslines/October_08/Galleywood_Historical_Society_Exhibition.pdf
It's probably been seen before by a few of you, but I am still so proud of him and the people like him. No longer with us but not forgotten, my Grandad James McBain:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/Muban/Forums/JimCMcBain.jpg
Justsomebloke
06-11-2008, 12:05
^^ UBER COOL GRANDAD :cool::cool::cool:
My respects to One & All.
Note to self
Have to get me ma to dig out pics of me Grandad.
leowyatt
06-11-2008, 12:07
Never seen that Mubs and am glad you are proud. I don't actually know anyone in my family who fought in the first, my grandfather did in the second but am immensly proud of everyone who did.
My granddad was a POW in Japan, he would tell me some stories about it but he died when I was 11 so was never old enough to understand. He was based all around the world during the mid 30s and was based in Asia when the war kicked off. He was bloody brave and as soon as he left the Army he went down the mines till he retired.
When old people say "teenagers have it easy these days" they really do mean it.
My Great Grandfather fought in the first world war and suffered quite a bit due to it, and my cousin (lost track of cousin in what way but he is a cousin before anyone questions it!) was in the second world war. After the War he vanished for a while, came back to his family and was fluent in French (when he didn't know a word before) and refused to talk about anything to do with where he'd been. He still won't talk about it or anything to do with the War.
It makes me furious when people show such little respect to Remembrance Day and the veterans (not just of the World Wars, any War). When I was working at a Lloyds TSB call centre last year, we were given the choice of undertaking the 2 minute silence. In my team, I was the only one that did :angry: Everyone else was too busy talking about their Saturday night.
Just so the pic makes a bit more sense.... My Grandad never claimed his medals, so I decided organise getting them for him. They arrived in time for us to give to him on his 81st birthday. He had said previously we didn't have to bother going to the trouble, but he had a wee tear in his eye when we gave them to him :)
leowyatt
06-11-2008, 13:05
awww Mubs what a lovely gesture :)
It does very much seem to be with the generation of "not wanting to trouble people" glad he got them in the end.
Just so the pic makes a bit more sense.... My Grandad never claimed his medals
That alone is very humbling.
Admiral Huddy
06-11-2008, 13:59
Just so the pic makes a bit more sense.... My Grandad never claimed his medals, so I decided organise getting them for him. They arrived in time for us to give to him on his 81st birthday. He had said previously we didn't have to bother going to the trouble, but he had a wee tear in his eye when we gave them to him :)
That's a lovely uplifting story Mubs :)
Do you know what medals they are?
Do you know what medals they are?
1939-45 War Medal
1939-45 Defence Medal
1939-45 Star
Africa Star
France & Germany Star
Italy Star
I remember him telling me once that there they had set up camp in the middle of nowhere. All of a sudden they spotted incoming enemy aircraft. Everyone dived for the nearest cover; ditches, under trucks, behind the makeshift buildings. It wasn't until after the air raid that he realised he had dived under a fuel bowser ;D
My granddad had 3 or 4 medals, they have been passed down to me, my granddad would never talk to my dad (his son) about his time in the army but he told my mum a lot of things.
Admiral Huddy
06-11-2008, 17:34
I love stories like that. My Granded served as a Royal Engineer and was often sent into enemy territory to sniff out mines, plant them, construction work and so on. I always remember him telling me about guys that would pick up souvenirs that were either booby trapped or snipper sighted.
He got captured and was PoW for over 2 years. He never saw my aunt until she was about 3.. Not sure he knew about her :)
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