110th army troop royal engineers,East Lancashire.

[gortonboy]

Thanks for posting   

[carol.leigh]

Hi All

Just seen a photo of someone with Alex Milne, I have a similar photo taken with my dad (Albert Ernest SNELSON) on the left and Alex MILNE. I think this was taken in Greece 1944

[safecontractor]

carol.leigh ... thanks for that ... more info for you about Alex Milne .. he was, and remained for many years, a great friend of my fathers and with my Dad, I visited him and his family ( a son my age and a younger daughter) in Cults, Near Aberdeen, many times in the early and mid sixties. His family visited us in Manchester also.
Alex was a really nice, friendly, soft spoken man and returned from WW2 to his trade as a Stonemason in Aberdeen ( the Granite City ! ). Like lots of people, we all lost touch but we have many photos of both families.
Like my father, he is no longer with us but at Dad's reunions in Manchester, he was fondly remembered by, and was popular with, all his 110th comrades.
Topper

[carol.leigh]

No more information in the album than " The M T Boys " ... Johnnie Wood is Back Row 2nd from Right.

Topper

Hi
My dad Albert Ernest SNELSON is in this picture back row 4th form the right

Carol leigh

[shellimg]

Hello everyone,

I have been trying to find out a little more about what my grandfather got up to during the war.  We have a small amount of information and are actually applying for his full service record but until that arrives (and possibly even when it does) we have a little bit of a mystery surrounding one specific period during the end of 1942 when he appears to be at sea about "the Saturnia".  The reason I am joining in here is that his discharge papers state he was in 110 Royal Engineers when he de-mobbed.  I've had a quick look through all the wonderful photographs you have posted but cannot see him on any of them.  I know he didn't play any instruments so I'm not expecting to see him in the band photos but am surprised I cannot pick him out of any of the others.  I was therefore wondering if anyone has any information or recalls the name Alexander Angus.  He was also known as Sandy.  I really hope someone can help out and many many thanks in advance.

[LamBowes]

That name doesn't ring a bell with me, but there are probably only three or four names that my dad mentioned consistently.  There are many photos on here that my dad isn't featured in, though some of the people he talked about clearly are.  You may be unlucky and the photos your dad was in, are still in someone's album, waiting to be discovered.  My dad never went to any of the Reunions, because we had moved out of Manchester by 1968; perhaps your dad attended a Reunion and can be found on the lists Topper and Gorton Boy have.

[shellimg]

Thanks for the reply.  I knew it was a bit of a long shot but sometimes they have to be taken don't they .  My grandad was actually from Edinburgh, although he relocated to Leeds in the 1960s but I know he definitely didn't go to any of the reunions either.  I am hoping there is someone on here that does remember a Scottish gentleman being mentioned as I'm sure there weren't too many of them in 110.  I'll keep my fingers crossed and if I find out anything interesting once we get his service record I'll let you know.  Thanks again x

[LamBowes]

You've put his name on here, so that's a start.  I was surprised when Topper made reference to his dad's friend, Alex Milne from Aberdeen; I had assumed that everyone in the 110th was local.  Good Luck!

[shellimg]

Aw thank you so much x