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Re: French occupation
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 24 July 11 18:29 BST (UK) »
Sounds very painful, but how about being a survivor (sole I believe) of the shelling of a forward Regimental HQ in WW1) that was my father!
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Re: French occupation
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 24 July 11 18:35 BST (UK) »
I bow to that. Surviving must have been a mixed blessing, and so traumatic on all counts.

My heart goes out to him.

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Re: French occupation
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 24 July 11 18:41 BST (UK) »
Never talked about it. I only found out from an annotated copy of his regimental history, an old photo and putting 2 and 2 together. That was only last year too!
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Re: French occupation
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 24 July 11 21:37 BST (UK) »
My dad never talked much about his WW11 navy days either.
I think some memories have to be hidden. To share them would just bring back everything that was awful in these young men's lives.

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Re: French occupation
« Reply #13 on: Monday 25 July 11 01:40 BST (UK) »
@ redroger

I have a mail coach guard!

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Re: French occupation
« Reply #14 on: Monday 25 July 11 16:31 BST (UK) »
My ancestor robbed a rich farmer on his way home from market. The loot was £80, £75 of which was in cheques they couldn't read. Not guilty of a stage coach, would have hanged for that!
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