Are You Sitting Comfortably Part 3

[Gatacre]

Last year, I was lucky enough to find one in which there was my father taken on 2nd September, 1918 at Douverain Camp, BETHUNE, France...Michel's teritory, I think.

Hello Norah,

Indeed Béthune is just 10 km far away from my home.

I wondered if "Douverain" camp is not in fact "Douvrin", a small town also near La Bassée.

Michel

[Gatacre]

Michel, there should have ben something underneath the quote
  I will check to see if I have made a mistake in the spelling of Douverain. It seemed that there was a good chance we could get a similiar group photo which showed Robert and it was bitterly disappointing that one was not found.  It seemed that by finding the gravestone of Robert that we may have  been on a winning streak.

It was a pleasure to see you in person..so to speak

Best Regards

Norah

[Gatacre]

Michel

The information I have is Douverain Camp  but it may be a mistake as Douvrin is a near spelling..Norah

[michel51]

Good Evening Norah,

I have checked and there was a British military camp at "Douvrin" which is very close  to the famous "Béthune to La Bassée Road", well-known in the First World War history on the western front .

Michel

[Gatacre]

Thank You ,Michel.  It rather looks as if the Douverain that I was given was in fact the name you know.  It may have been easy to interpredt the spelling wrongly.

My dad died in 1982 but I was really pleased to have the group photo last year especially as some of my nephews had suddenly shown an interest in his servcie in WW1 which was gratifying because we, of this age, who  were born after 1918 would prefer that families do not forget the sacrifices they made by so many at that time.

With sincere Best Wishes

Norah

[tony h]

Hi All,
Nothing to do with Robert, but I thought you might enjoy this story too

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7118650.stm

Cheers
Tony

[PaulaToo]

Isn't it lovely to think that some people are going to such lengths to get things back to their rightful owners, and not keeping them for themselves...

[Rabbit B]

Brilliant story Tony h,

That just goes to prove that there are honest people in the world after all.  What a heartwarming story!

Rabbit B

[kesannah]

This has been a marvellous thread. Congratulations to you all.
Good to read about the ring and the bag too. It shows that people STILL care.