Hello from sgt petts - Page 3

Kyt · 08-10-2007, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Andy in West Oz

We went on our honeymoon in Oct 2005

Who said romance was dead

sgt petts · 08-10-2007, 02:46 PM

Andy I was married in 2005 too, in Cyprus (May)
My dad keeps on promising to send off for their army records, so I will have to remind him.

Hi Kyt

Thank you, I am going to double check dad hasn't any of the books you mentioned, maybe I could buy him a copy for Christmas.

I have also been searching Pathe News, looking out for grandad leading his men through the jungle, no luck so far.

Thanks

sgt petts

Kyt · 08-10-2007, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sgt petts

I have also been searching Pathe News, looking out for grandad leading his men through the jungle, no luck so far.

Have you tried contacting the IWM - they have an impressive catalogue of films and photos, some with detailed descriptions:

http://www.iwm.org.uk/

If you fancy doing a search of their photo database:

http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/qryPhotoImg.asp

sgt petts · 08-10-2007, 02:52 PM

I did email them a while ago, and had no luck.
I will try and do a search though.

It was mentioned in a letter that grandad was on a news reel, his sister saw him while she was at the cinema.

I live near the IWM. I can see it now lol

Kyt · 08-10-2007, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sgt petts

I live near the IWM. I can see it now lol

I'm so jealous. I used to live in Balham (200 yards from the station) before moving to Bristol, and used to pop in to the IWM whenever I had a day off. I know Kennington quite well too because I used to visit this pokey little bookshop that shipped in books from India.

sgt petts · 08-10-2007, 04:29 PM

Is it the book shop on Kennington Lane?

We often pop in the IWM, my two kids love it (4 and 12)
Especially the Trench.

We use the park their a lot too, they are doing it up at the moment.

I read in last weeks NOTW that 38.000 bodies, thought to be Small Pox victims were found inches from a school play ground, in Newington, I am trying to find out where abouts.
I know there is no health risk, I am just interested, and wonder did they count the bodies? lol

Kyt · 08-10-2007, 04:42 PM

Yep that's the one - Soma Books. Next to the laundry. Really nice chap runs it - really helpful, and there was minimal markups on the books. How he managed to stay in business I don't know (well maybe the small fortune I spent helped). Saved my bacon trying to get hold of obscure books for my research.

That smallpox story sounds interesting - and yes, how long does it take count 38000 bodies?

sgt petts · 08-10-2007, 06:22 PM

What sort of books does he sell?

Did you ever use the secondhand bookshop in the Elephant & Castle shopping centre?

I have just started Birdsong.

38.000 is a lot of bodies to bury!!!

Kyt · 08-10-2007, 06:34 PM

All sorts from and about India. The history and religious sections were the ones I was inetrested in, and he used to import Oxford Uni (India) reprints which were the fraction of the price of the European prints - the quality was usually much poorer but readable.

I know the one you mean in E&C - is it still there? It used to have a really good poetry section, and it felt right for a 2nd hand shop. I'd heard the whole centre was being refurbished - about time too, as it always looked half-finished. I used to quite like the stalls outside.

Love Birdsong - shame his other books are of the same quality (or that could just a personal bias).

sgt petts · 09-10-2007, 09:32 AM

Yes book shop still there, I often sell him my books I have finished with, usually true crime.

They are knocking it down next year (I think) And the dreaded sunbways...
My daughter has a school trip to the market Wednesday, ha ha don't ask why.

I am off to East Street later.

I have not other books by Sebastian Faulks.
I like Max Arthur and Malcolm Brown.