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The last tommy
laser_jock99:
B*gger- sounds like I missed a good programme. It should be compulsary watching for all school children so they know the sacrafices people made to make this country what it is(was?).
What did I have on the telly instead last night? I watched all 6 episodes of Black Adder Goes Forth back-to-back. Still hillariously funny (best of the Black Adder serries IMHO) and with a very poignant ending.
Anyone interested in tracing relatives who fought in WW1 & WW2 must visit here:
http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search.aspx
Here's the entry for my great grandfather who died in the closing months of the war in Iraq (or Mesopotamia as was then):
http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/certificate.aspx?casualty=865161
What galls me is that British soldiers are still fighting in Iraq even now 90 years later essentially for the same things.......oil.
MrsMuddy:
I'm resurching my Family tree at the moment and disscovered my Great Gradfarther's Brother died in WW1. unfortunatly my Nan can't remeber that far back so I did some resurch and have found out, though the War Grave Commition where he or should I say his memorial is.
As part of my resurch I decided to look at the war diary for his regiment.....I can't really expaline how i felt readying it I'l just say i had a Good cry afterward.
As you say they are all Hero's never to be forgotten
dracula:
I have been told that "Last Tommy" is also available as a book.
laser_jock99:
--- Quote from: "MrsMuddy" ---I'm resurching my Family tree at the moment and disscovered my Great Gradfarther's Brother died in WW1. unfortunatly my Nan can't remeber that far back so I did some resurch and have found out, though the War Grave Commition where he or should I say his memorial is.
As part of my resurch I decided to look at the war diary for his regiment.....I can't really expaline how i felt readying it I'l just say i had a Good cry afterward.
As you say they are all Hero's never to be forgotten
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If doing the search on CWC site you need as much information as possible (like regiment & year of death etc). A search on a common name will reveal literally hundreds if not thousands of entries. Shocking.
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "dracula" ---Richard, you really are the font of all knowledge :D
Remind me never to play Trivial Pursuits against you :wink:
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:oops: :oops:
Believe it, or not, I've only played once & lost as I seemed to get all the questions about really stupid things like f**tball :roll:
I still think it was fixed.
Only ever done one pub quiz a few years ago ...... & won £60.00 :lol:
--- Quote from: "laser_jock99" ---B*gger- sounds like I missed a good programme. It should be compulsary watching for all school children so they know the sacrafices people made to make this country what it is (was?).
Couldn't agree more, but perhaps the presentation might be a bit 'stilted' for kids today
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Slight digression#
The presenter is very important. There's a series running on the Discovery channel (SKY -551) at the moment.
'More Industrial Revelations', it's presented by Mark Williams; he of Fast Show fame (& apparantly a Harry Potter?? film)
Now he's the kind of guy kids will relate to, a bit like we all like to watch Fred (Dibnah) & Adam Hart-Davies
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