Photo's of Northamptonshire Men/Women Both Wars Wanted Please

[NDRFT]

Hi Sandy
How are you?

Now this could be one of those dughhhh type questions, but how can I just browse the photos you are collecting or do you have plans to 'put them out there' some time so we can take a look.

Off to dry me wellies out next down here in sunny - not - sussex!!

Nigel

[seahall]

Hi Nigel.

I do not mind the weather as I have been on 2 lots of antibiotics for
over a week and therefore been sleeping away the days. 

Only joking about the sleeping, feeling much better now though.

You can click with your right mouse button and save the picture into a
folder and then browse I suppose.

Or you could cut and paste the images into a word document.

If you have a problem let me know.

I did say I would not "put them out there" without consent so
I will not be putting them in the public domain myself.

Sandy

[NDRFT]

Morning Sandy

Sorry you haven't been too well, mind you a dose of anti biotics now and a gain can't be bad anyway!!

Now these photos, what I was trying to say is where are they? Its that dughh question - are they just in this thread on here and to see them we have to go through each of the 20 odd pages or are they collectively available to see some where where we can just scroll through the photos?
Do I make sense?

On the road today and tomorrow so may be a day or two before I get back on here

Nigel

Sunny here at the moment this morning!

[seahall]

Morning Nigel.

Sunny here too!!!!!! it makes such a difference doesn't it.

If you like I will send you a e-mail of them.

Enjoy your trip out and about. 

Sandy

[Mark Fisher]

My Grandfather Walter George Hunt



As Drum Major 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/Molesworth/WG%20Hunt/NamePlate.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/Molesworth/WG%20Hunt/Paybook2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/Molesworth/WG%20Hunt/Paybook3.jpg

[NDRFT]

Hi Mark

Welcome to Roots, it great in here, so many people who will help, challenge and generally get you on to the next problem in your tree!!!

I am certain Seahall will be along in a bit about your photo additios which are very good and will be right up her street.

NDRFT

[seahall]

HI Mark.

Welcome to Rootschat. 

I am so sorry I have only just noticed a reply to my topic.

The photographs are wonderful and I thank you sincerely
for sharing with me.

If you would like a remembrance card please just reply to 2
more queries and then you can send me a Personal Message
with where you would like it sent.

Thanks once again, greatly appreciated.

Sandy

[seahall]

Just thinking Mark.

Do you have all the information on your Grandfathers time with
the Northamptonshire Regiment.

Sandy

[Mark Fisher]

Hi Sandy thanks for the response.   I know very little about my Grandfather, it's not a happy tale.    What I do know is that his from his paybook  Regimental Number 5875149  Date of Birth 13 Apr 04. I'm not sure when he first enlisted but he signed on for 9+3 on 17 Jul 25.  Against his signature he has put Cpl but in the portion about previous service it says Nil.  I don't quite understand this.   The only other things that I know are the places where he served and that at one time he was the Drum Major.  I have a few photos of the move to Iraq by air,  some of which are the same as the collection of the Northamptonshire Museums on Flicker. 

During the Second World War I believe he served in Burma leaving his wife and three daughters in their house in Kettering.   It was during the war that my Grandmother got a job at the USAAF base at Grafton Underwood.   There then followed a relationship with an American Sergeant.   When my Grandfather returned, I assume in 1945, the family disintegrated and he was left on his own in this house in Kettering.   Any mention of my Grandfather was forbidden and certainly there was no contact with his daughters. 

Sometime in the middle of 1979 my Mother was contacted by the Police and told that my grandfather had died.  I don't know how they found her to tell her.  I was stationed quite close at the time (I was in the RAF) I attended his funeral at Kettering Crematorium.  The house had fallen into dereliction and almost uninhabitable.   Every room was piled high with 30 years of junk.   Like I said not a happy story and as I get older it has become one of my deepest regrets that I wasn't allowed to know him.