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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 9, 2013 10:30:40 GMT
www.bucketsandspadesblog.com/2010/11/remembrance-day.html
Published on 2 Nov 2013 RemyTena2
In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. John McCrae
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 9, 2013 13:14:11 GMT
William Howard Corpening
John Marshall Corpening
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 9, 2013 19:14:06 GMT
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them
Response: We will remember them.
When you go home tell them of us and say - For your tomorrow we gave our today
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Post by nonrabbit on Nov 9, 2013 20:02:46 GMT
i41.images obliterated by tinypic/2w3qcjn.png[/IMG] Taking a Stand I ask you to stand with me For both the injured and the lost I ask you to keep count with me Of all the wars and what they cost I ask you to be silent with me Quietly grateful for our lot As I expect you're as thankful as me For the health and life we've got I ask that you wish them well with me All those still risking their all And I ask that you remember with me The names of those that fall I expect that you are proud like me Of this great nation of ours too So enjoying all its freedoms like me Support those upholding them for you I hope that you are hopeful like me That we'll soon bring an end to wars So you'll have to stand no more with me And mourning families no different from yours 'Til then be thankful you can stand with me Thinking of those who now cannot For standing here today with me At least we show they're not forgot John Bailey www.warpoetry.co.uk/RemembranceB.htm#The_paper_dove"John Bailey is a former regular and now serving Territorial Army soldier who served in Afghanistan in 2008. Recently (2009)a member of his unit, Corporal Steven Boote, was killed along with four others by a rogue Afghan policeman. He spent the day in Wootton Bassett the day their bodies were repatriated and that night he wrote this poem as a comment on TA service in general but more importantly as a tribute to ''Booty''.
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Post by nonrabbit on Nov 9, 2013 20:03:22 GMT
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Post by broadsword on Nov 10, 2013 9:42:39 GMT
This is the only picture I have of dad in his REME uniform, I guess it was taken at mum and dads wedding nearly 70 years ago. Dad did his bit both in the Royal Tank Regiment, then in the REME and mum did hers as a school teacher, I will be forever grateful to the both of them. I realize this has bugger all to do with Tull, but I bet there's a load of us Tullers who have similar stories - let's read about them on this thread - cheers all.
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Post by nonrabbit on Nov 10, 2013 11:33:08 GMT
Wonderful pictures and personal family history.
Thanks for posting.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 10, 2013 12:04:03 GMT
My Father was in The Royal Airforce as ground crew/aircraft fitter and served in many RAF stations in the UK as well as Sierra Leone in 1942. In later years, whilst on holiday in Austria, he and my Mother met and became friendly with a German couple and the husband turned out to have been stationed in the Luftwaffe squadron which regularly flew, in Condor aircraft, over Sierra Leone at the same time as Dad was there and they subsequently kept in touch with each other for many years. My Mother worked as a secretary in my Grandfather's firm which made aircraft parts. In her spare time she volunteered for work with The British War Relief Society and the picture is of her leaning up against the side of one of the "tea cars". In later years she was a member of the WRVS and received the British Empire Medal in 1986 for her services to the organisation.
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Post by nonrabbit on Nov 11, 2013 9:49:52 GMT
A great friend of mine from the early days,wrote this song called The Pals about the people who fought in WW1. soundcloud.com/john-campbell-34/the-pals"..Marched down cobbled roads Smiling from ear to ear Singing songs about old kit bags,Lucifer's and beers Boarded train for France And the ships took them over the seas Laughing and joking, sharing and smoking It will be over by Xmas, you'll see."
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 11, 2013 10:17:55 GMT
A great friend of mine from the early days,wrote this song called The Pals about the people who fought in WW1. soundcloud.com/john-campbell-34/the-pals"..Marched down cobbled roads Smiling from ear to ear Singing songs about old kit bags,Lucifer's and beers Boarded train for France And the ships took them over the seas Laughing and joking, sharing and smoking It will be over by Xmas, you'll see." That's a good song and a good voice. Love it! Did anyone watch The Festival of Rememberance on BBC last Saturday? Well if you didn't here's a real tear-jerker from the programme. Poppy girl emotional reunion with her serving fatherwww.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24882910
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Post by steelmonkey on Nov 11, 2013 17:04:49 GMT
I have some retired Brit military in my background as well....my father escaped from Poland to Palestine in 1939 and found himself promptly drafted into the British Army...got stationed as a Lance Corporal in Northern Egypt and watched his Brit colleagues fret about the safety of families back home while they saw no action in the desert. Fuel trucks were routinely diverted into the hands of the nascent Israeli forces so I probably owe you guys a tank of gas here and there. After the war they rewarded my dad with a displace person passport which sounds bad but was good....DP's had run of Europe and the middle east till 1956 when they discontinued the status and told everyone to pick a country...my dad lived in Israel but smuggled coffee to points all over Europe...when it was time to pick a country he figured the USA would be better for him than Israel....landed in NYC...followed a job lead to Denver and then got a mail order bride from the old country....my mom...who he had to go fetch in Vienna...he went the matchmaker route because he was intimidated by materialistic American women...she signed up for quickie marriage because she found herself single and pregnant...whoops: ME !
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Post by nonrabbit on Nov 11, 2013 19:13:07 GMT
I have some retired Brit military in my background as well....my father escaped from Poland to Palestine in 1939 and found himself promptly drafted into the British Army...got stationed as a Lance Corporal in Northern Egypt and watched his Brit colleagues fret about the safety of families back home while they saw no action in the desert. Fuel trucks were routinely diverted into the hands of the nascent Israeli forces so I probably owe you guys a tank of gas here and there. After the war they rewarded my dad with a displace person passport which sounds bad but was good....DP's had run of Europe and the middle east till 1956 when they discontinued the status and told everyone to pick a country...my dad lived in Israel but smuggled coffee to points all over Europe...when it was time to pick a country he figured the USA would be better for him than Israel....landed in NYC...followed a job lead to Denver and then got a mail order bride from the old country....my mom...who he had to go fetch in Vienna...he went the matchmaker route because he was intimidated by materialistic American women...she signed up for quickie marriage because she found herself single and pregnant...whoops: ME ! I remember we had that in common - not your dad but the fact that we were both transported across the Atlantic albeit in different directions prior to being hatched.
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Post by jackinthegreen on Nov 11, 2013 20:39:18 GMT
A great friend of mine from the early days,wrote this song called The Pals about the people who fought in WW1. soundcloud.com/john-campbell-34/the-pals"..Marched down cobbled roads Smiling from ear to ear Singing songs about old kit bags,Lucifer's and beers Boarded train for France And the ships took them over the seas Laughing and joking, sharing and smoking It will be over by Xmas, you'll see." That's a good song and a good voice. Love it! Did anyone watch The Festival of Rememberance on BBC last Saturday? Well if you didn't here's a real tear-jerker from the programme. Poppy girl emotional reunion with her serving fatherwww.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24882910Wow..........that is an amazing little clip........just beautiful. Love "The Pals" song too......
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Post by rredmond on Nov 11, 2013 21:04:58 GMT
Shoot, Poppy Girl clip not available in my area. Thanks to all contributing to this thread. --Ron--
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Post by nonrabbit on Nov 12, 2013 9:00:41 GMT
I just joined Ancestory.co.uk for the first time in the light of this thread and the centenary of WW1 coming up.
I started a story which I intend to finish for next year ago about a young boy who lied about his age in order to join in the "Pals Battalion" I was only on the site for a few minutes when I found my grandfather's signing- up papers - beautifully and carefully written by a young boy of eighteen, who had no idea of what he was letting himself in for. So sad. I can understand how some people get emotional when they make 'contact' with a long dead relative.
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 12, 2013 9:34:34 GMT
I just joined Ancestory.co.uk for the first time in the light of this thread and the centenary of WW1 coming up. I started a story which I intend to finish for next year ago about a young boy who lied about his age in order to join in the "Pals Battalion" I was only on the site for a few minutes when I found my grandfather's signing- up papers - beautifully and carefully written by a young boy of eighteen, who had no idea of what he was letting himself in for. So sad. I can understand how some people get emotional when they make 'contact' with a long dead relative. My great uncle, who was originally from New Zealand, served as a Lieutenant in the Gloucestershire Regiment in the First World War. He never spoke about his service days, as I expect is the case with members of the armed forces on all sides, but he was a lovely man and shortly before he passed away in 1956 he gave his medals, which are inscribed on the rim of each one with his name and rank, to my Mother with the instruction to pass them onto me when I was older and could appreciate what they meant, not only to him, but to subsequent generations. I still have them to this day and they'll pass onto my heirs in due course.
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 12, 2013 10:40:27 GMT
Shoot, Poppy Girl clip not available in my area. Thanks to all contributing to this thread. --Ron-- Just for you Ron.
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Post by rredmond on Nov 12, 2013 11:16:27 GMT
Damn the dust in this house. Always getting in my eyes and stuff.
Thanks, that video was fantastic.
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Post by nonrabbit on Nov 8, 2014 14:29:29 GMT
I just joined Ancestory.co.uk for the first time in the light of this thread and the centenary of WW1 coming up. I started a story which I intend to finish for next year ago about a young boy who lied about his age in order to join in the "Pals Battalion" I was only on the site for a few minutes when I found my grandfather's signing- up papers - beautifully and carefully written by a young boy of eighteen, who had no idea of what he was letting himself in for. So sad. I can understand how some people get emotional when they make 'contact' with a long dead relative. Not quite finished yet however a Scottish newspaper will take up the challenge of finding any descendants from the two boys in the picture who didn't return from France after WW1. My grandfather on the left - who did return however with injuries that stopped him from working for the rest of his days. Four years that changed a young life and he was one of the lucky ones. Let me bring you Poppies as the stone tower cries down upon a field of redapologies for mashing Ian's lyrics
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Post by steelmonkey on Nov 8, 2014 18:50:11 GMT
I dunno...wearing a skirt into war sounds like a bad start.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 27, 2015 12:47:09 GMT
Remembering today the liberation of Auschwitz and similar evil places and the victims of the Holocaust of all religions and nationalities.And also those who, in no small way, saved so many.
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 27, 2015 14:14:08 GMT
My son visited last year and will never forget it as long as he lives. Young people of today walking the same cobbles. It stands first and foremost as a reminder and lesson of what the Nazis did to the Jewish community. Also an example of what depraved depths humanity is (still) capable of sinking too. Leon Layson - the youngest and last survivor of Shindlers List who died last year. www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/926298/jewish/On-Schindlers-List-Leon-Leysons-Story-of-Survival.htm "The Nazis did not kill millions," he said, "they killed individuals." "A hero is an ordinary human being who does the best of things in the worst of times." "He who saves one life saves the world"
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 27, 2015 16:07:04 GMT
The closing scene of "Schindler's List" always humbles me. I remember the first time I saw the film and I wasn't expecting that dramatic end, I was reduced to tears and it still has the same effect. Oskar Schindler. A truly great man.Lest we forget
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 27, 2015 17:04:28 GMT
Oskar Schindler. A truly great man. If ever someone could be classed as an enigma, Schindler would certainly fit the bill. A failed business man, originally a committed nazi and a lousy husband as well, but he seemingly had a moment of realisation that changed the way he viewed life and his actions upon the lives of others. There are a great many people alive today who can be thankful for his life as well as to all those other people who in one way or another rescued people, of all faiths, from the carnage and ravages of the Second World War.
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 27, 2015 17:47:42 GMT
Just watched the Memorial on TV. Very,very moving. Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress gave a very powerful speech and a warning about the rise of hatred in the world today. The image of delegations walking across the snow-covered train tracks in the dark, grey evening sky was incredibly poignant as was the speeches from the survivors. Those survivors will not be around for many more memorial services. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30996555
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Post by bunkerfan on Jun 18, 2015 18:32:42 GMT
I heard this report today on the radio made by Richard Dimbleby in 1945 recording the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. It depicts the true horror that took place there and tells of the total inhumanity shown to man. Listening to it gave me a chilling reminder of what took place there and made me think how lucky we all are not to have lived in those days. This was only 70 years ago and it brings home the need for peace in our world. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02p6rsm
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Post by bunkerfan on Jun 19, 2015 11:18:53 GMT
I heard this report today on the radio made by Richard Dimbleby in 1945 recording the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. It depicts the true horror that took place there and tells of the total inhumanity shown to man. Listening to it gave me a chilling reminder of what took place there and made me think how lucky we all are not to have lived in those days. This was only 70 years ago and it brings home the need for peace in our world. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02p6rsmRichard Dimbleby's report that he recorded the day after he went into Belsen. I warn you it will upset you if you decide to watch.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jul 2, 2015 6:21:29 GMT
'British Schindler' Sir Nicholas Winton dies at the age of 106.
A true hero. May he rest in peace.
Sir Nicholas Winton, who has died aged 106, has been hailed as a hero of the Holocaust. During the first nine months of 1938, he oversaw the Czech Kindertransport, which brought Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK. He worked tirelessly to ensure money was raised and homes were found for the young refugees. Yet, amazingly, his self-effacing manner meant that it was 50 years before the full story of his heroic efforts became public knowledge. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12402158
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 2, 2015 8:06:53 GMT
'British Schindler' Sir Nicholas Winton dies at the age of 106.
A true hero. May he rest in peace.
Sir Nicholas Winton, who has died aged 106, has been hailed as a hero of the Holocaust. During the first nine months of 1938, he oversaw the Czech Kindertransport, which brought Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK. He worked tirelessly to ensure money was raised and homes were found for the young refugees. Yet, amazingly, his self-effacing manner meant that it was 50 years before the full story of his heroic efforts became public knowledge. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12402158 A great person well worthy of the accolades he is receiving and his long life.
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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 7, 2015 9:09:12 GMT
Remembering today the 52 victims of the horrendous London bombings of 7 July 2005 and also the emergency services who responded and treated the survivors.
The names of the 52 victims will be read out at the national service of commemoration at St Paul's Cathedral, which begins at 11:00 BST.
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