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Rootschat Success
« on: Saturday 02 September 23 11:06 BST (UK) »
Just wanted to say a huge thank you to Rootschat for their part in a small success story.
In 2014 I posted ‘WW2 Italian RAF Dog Tag’ regarding a Dogtag I had kept for 50 years since my father died in 1973. The family story was that it had belonged to an Italian airman that my father befriended during his time in Italy in 1944.
Nine years later, last month, I was so surprised to receive an e mail from the son of that Italian airman, who had been searching on the internet and came across my Rootschat entry.
After exchanging many e mails and information I have at last been able to return the dog tag to the son of Angelo Leonardi, who is sadly no longer with us. Not only have we become friends but we have both started to research more into the circumstances our fathers were in,  in Naples in 1944. We still don’t really know the circumstances of how my father came into possession of his dog tag, but we like to think it was a token of friendship.
So, a huge thank you to Rootschat for their part in this story, from us both.
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Re: Rootschat Success
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 02 September 23 12:24 BST (UK) »
What a great story, Lisa.
Thank you for sharing this and what a testament to Rootschat.  :)
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday 02 September 23 16:57 BST (UK) »
That is such a touching story I had to use my hankie.
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Re: Rootschat Success
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 02 September 23 17:01 BST (UK) »
It was pretty magical Rena. We like to think our Dads would be pleased!
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« Reply #4 on: Saturday 02 September 23 17:13 BST (UK) »
Wow, what a fantastic story.
All the searching was worthwhile

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« Reply #5 on: Saturday 02 September 23 17:20 BST (UK) »
Just shows you should never give up!
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« Reply #6 on: Saturday 02 September 23 17:24 BST (UK) »
No,  quite right you shouldn't,  wish I could find my few missing ones who have just disappeared  into thin air

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Granath Sweden and London
Garner, Marylebone Paddington  Northolt Ilford
Garner, Devon
Garner New Zealand
Maddieson
Parkinson St Pancras,
Jenkins Marylebone Paddington
Mizon/Mison/Myson Paddington
Tindal Marylebone Paddington
Tocock, (name changed to Ellis) London
Southam Marylebone, Paddington
Bragg Lambeth 1800's
Edermaniger(Maniger) Essex Kent Canada (Toronto)
Coveney Kent Lambeth
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday 03 September 23 11:15 BST (UK) »
It's true: thanks also from me to Rootschat. But an even bigger thank you to you, Lisa, for your determination and for your kindness which allowed me to open a new window of knowledge in my father's life.
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday 21 September 23 00:26 BST (UK) »
What a wonderful story with a wonderful positve result. Amazing.

Despite what was suggested on the initial thread about it being “too late” to find relatives to return these precious items to (which I beleive is nonsense), there are quite a few examples of it happening,  made a lot easier these days due to the internet.

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