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09-10-2007, 06:41 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London
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You're Top Poster: #17  | Yes that's him. Thank Kyt The Clydebank Council are erecting a new war memorial in Clydebank, hopefully by 11th Nov. For all the soldiers who died in WW1 & WW2, civilians too I think. My great grandfather was on it, but not his four brothers. I have now added them all on. I would like to go up for the unveiling. But been there already this year, we stayed in Glasgow, but I went to Edinburgh. I found two wills and a letter for two of his brothers, which I copied, very, very sad to read. |
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09-10-2007, 06:47 PM
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| Άρης  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Terra something or other
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You're Top Poster: #1  | Five brothers! One lose is bad but that is terrible. It's good to hear of the new memorial. Now that that generation has nearly all passed there's only memorials and stories of their children/grandchildren to really remind people. Books just don't have the same feel. Thanks for sharing the info with us, SP
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09-10-2007, 09:23 PM
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You're Top Poster: #17 | The sad thing is apart from my nan, (Andrew Munn's daughter) who never knew her father, only one of the brothers married. So it really was a generation lost He had 3 children,(one died young at work) but and I have met up with his grandson. Which was great. I am very passionate about making sure they are remembered. |
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10-10-2007, 12:44 AM
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__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp  Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. | |
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10-10-2007, 01:43 AM
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__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm | |
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10-10-2007, 09:22 AM
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Ooh me too, I have just a course at Birkbeck University of London, An Introductions to the Archives. Just finished my essay. I started second course last week, aiming for a Diploma in History. Looking forward to hearing about the Western Australian similarity Andy. One branch of my Scottish Munn's moved to New South Wales in the 1850's They now have Munn's Towers there, and a Munn Street. My cousin is in touch with the descendants there. | |
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10-10-2007, 08:30 PM
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| Kneel before Mod  Join Date: Sep 2007
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You're Top Poster: #4  | Ooooh Im all for sharing pics of my collections. I have a very worn death plaque that we rescued from a dealer. Not sure who its for as it was put away. When I get the laptop sorted and talking to the internet again I'll start posting pics. And trust me Petts, now you have started you'll never be able to stop. Dear god its expensive, you get your trench art off ebay at all? Always lots to be had. And sweetheart brooches, i see lots of RE ones going through
__________________ "Time is a great storyteller" If my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCALATOR = EVERLASTING FUN God is the experience of looking at a tree and saying, "Ah!" - Joseph Campbell |
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11-10-2007, 03:13 PM
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You're Top Poster: #17 | Hi Kitty I am going to start taking pictures at the weekend. I have bought some pieces of eBay, some lovely post cards too. R.E Sweetheart badges, there are lots of them for sale on eBay. I am glad you rescued the Death plaque, not for A.MUNN is it? I bet I will never find his one, probably was melted down. Looking forward to seeing you collection. sgt petts |
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11-10-2007, 06:25 PM
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| Kneel before Mod Join Date: Sep 2007
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You're Top Poster: #4 | I really am not sure who it is for. I have to go through a big pile of boxes on top of the wardrobe to find it again. Hopefully the laptop will be talking to the internet by tomorrow as I currently have it going through its 3rd scan today.
__________________ "Time is a great storyteller" If my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCALATOR = EVERLASTING FUN God is the experience of looking at a tree and saying, "Ah!" - Joseph Campbell |
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