| We have ways of making you talk 15:44 - Sep 23 with 4377 views | Treforys_Jack |
Podcasts , with Al Murray and James Holland, over 400 in the archives. If your into any sort of military history they are fantastic.
Just listened to 10 things you didn't know about D-Day, Scotty from Star Trek fame was shot by his own troops on D-Day because he forgot the password coming back from patrol. Shot in the hand, his acting career subsequently always had him with his hand behind his back or in his pocket. More soldiers killed training for D-Day than on the first day itself. |  | | |  |
| We have ways of making you talk on 17:32 - Sep 23 with 3591 views | Dr_Winston |
The two parter with Brian Johnson of AC/DC is a corker. |  |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 17:48 - Sep 23 with 3585 views | Treforys_Jack |
| We have ways of making you talk on 17:32 - Sep 23 by Dr_Winston |
The two parter with Brian Johnson of AC/DC is a corker. |
They seemed to have missed me somehow, bit ripping through them now. | | | |
| We have ways of making you talk on 19:22 - Sep 23 with 3541 views | Catullus |
I haven't really bothered with podcasts but this sounds right up my street.
Is there a link or anything, me being a technodunce! |  |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 19:54 - Sep 23 with 3529 views | Lohengrin |
| We have ways of making you talk on 19:22 - Sep 23 by Catullus |
I haven't really bothered with podcasts but this sounds right up my street.
Is there a link or anything, me being a technodunce! |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 20:34 - Sep 23 with 3516 views | Boundy |
| We have ways of making you talk on 19:22 - Sep 23 by Catullus |
I haven't really bothered with podcasts but this sounds right up my street.
Is there a link or anything, me being a technodunce! |
Its really well worth a listen, its continually updated and very informative with varying topics .With my air pods, Ipad thats the dark early nights sorted | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 21:59 - Sep 23 with 3496 views | Catullus |
| We have ways of making you talk on 20:34 - Sep 23 by Boundy |
Its really well worth a listen, its continually updated and very informative with varying topics .With my air pods, Ipad thats the dark early nights sorted |
Cheers Boundy, I remember loh posting that now. I meant to listen, The North African campaign is ne of my areas of interest because my Grandad served out there. I've read the letter he sent back from the field hospital he was in for 2 weeks after El Alamein. | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 22:09 - Sep 23 with 3488 views | Boundy |
| We have ways of making you talk on 21:59 - Sep 23 by Catullus |
Cheers Boundy, I remember loh posting that now. I meant to listen, The North African campaign is ne of my areas of interest because my Grandad served out there. I've read the letter he sent back from the field hospital he was in for 2 weeks after El Alamein. |
Now that's history at a personal level . I hope he survived to live a long life ? | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 22:19 - Sep 23 with 3483 views | Catullus |
| We have ways of making you talk on 22:09 - Sep 23 by Boundy |
Now that's history at a personal level . I hope he survived to live a long life ? |
He survived that and D day, sadly he died in 1974 when I was nearly 7, of a heart attack. He was almost 60. | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 22:24 - Sep 23 with 3480 views | Boundy |
| We have ways of making you talk on 22:19 - Sep 23 by Catullus |
He survived that and D day, sadly he died in 1974 when I was nearly 7, of a heart attack. He was almost 60. |
I'm sorry to hear that but I bet a hero still in you and your families eyes . | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 22:31 - Sep 23 with 3475 views | Catullus |
| We have ways of making you talk on 22:24 - Sep 23 by Boundy |
I'm sorry to hear that but I bet a hero still in you and your families eyes . |
He's my hero for sure, ahead of any sports star or celebrity. | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 22:31 - Sep 23 with 3475 views | Dr_Winston |
I am shamefully ignorant of my familys history during the Wars.
I know my mother's father served in WW2 but he died when I was about five or six so never got the chance to talk to him about it. I know that my Paternal Grandmother's first husband was in the merchant marine and died when his ship was torpedoed south of Iceland (fun fact, the U-Boat responsible was commanded by Karl Doenitz's son in law) but no idea if her second husband, my grandfather, served at all. Suspect he didn't because he was a Railwayman. He was long dead before I was born tho.
My granny was quite unlucky when it came to husbands. [Post edited 23 Sep 2022 22:33]
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| We have ways of making you talk on 22:36 - Sep 23 with 3470 views | Catullus |
| We have ways of making you talk on 22:31 - Sep 23 by Dr_Winston |
I am shamefully ignorant of my familys history during the Wars.
I know my mother's father served in WW2 but he died when I was about five or six so never got the chance to talk to him about it. I know that my Paternal Grandmother's first husband was in the merchant marine and died when his ship was torpedoed south of Iceland (fun fact, the U-Boat responsible was commanded by Karl Doenitz's son in law) but no idea if her second husband, my grandfather, served at all. Suspect he didn't because he was a Railwayman. He was long dead before I was born tho.
My granny was quite unlucky when it came to husbands. [Post edited 23 Sep 2022 22:33]
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My other Grandad had a reserved occupation, he was a miner. he died when I was 5, that was in 1973. He wanted to go and fight apparently but was refused and sent back down the pit. | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 22:50 - Sep 23 with 3467 views | Boundy |
| We have ways of making you talk on 22:31 - Sep 23 by Dr_Winston |
I am shamefully ignorant of my familys history during the Wars.
I know my mother's father served in WW2 but he died when I was about five or six so never got the chance to talk to him about it. I know that my Paternal Grandmother's first husband was in the merchant marine and died when his ship was torpedoed south of Iceland (fun fact, the U-Boat responsible was commanded by Karl Doenitz's son in law) but no idea if her second husband, my grandfather, served at all. Suspect he didn't because he was a Railwayman. He was long dead before I was born tho.
My granny was quite unlucky when it came to husbands. [Post edited 23 Sep 2022 22:33]
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Now there's a story to be told and should be, history is created by everyday people like your family and if not recorded then at least told otherwise its lost for ever . my sister's currently researching our family history ,nothing of which stands out so far but still worth knowing if only to confirm that Lloyd George did indeed know my father | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 03:42 - Sep 24 with 3447 views | Treforys_Jack |
| We have ways of making you talk on 22:50 - Sep 23 by Boundy |
Now there's a story to be told and should be, history is created by everyday people like your family and if not recorded then at least told otherwise its lost for ever . my sister's currently researching our family history ,nothing of which stands out so far but still worth knowing if only to confirm that Lloyd George did indeed know my father |
Indeed, I unearthed many stories and unearthed 5 previously unknown direct bloodline relatives who paid the ultimate price in WW1. I've since been to 2 of the graves, and Thiepval. Need to go to the Cambrai memorial to the missing for 1 other. The last lad unfortunately is buried in Baghdad, so pretty much out of reach. | | | |
| We have ways of making you talk on 06:06 - Sep 24 with 3439 views | Dr_Winston |
The problem with family history is that it can be unreliable. My grandmother went to her grave convinced that husband #1 went down with HMS Hood. It was widely accepted as truth within the family.
It was only a couple of years ago when I was bored and decided to look him up online i found out that he actually worked for Fyffes before his ship was requisitioned by the Navy and had never set foot on Hood. | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 09:18 - Sep 24 with 3406 views | Catullus |
| We have ways of making you talk on 06:06 - Sep 24 by Dr_Winston |
The problem with family history is that it can be unreliable. My grandmother went to her grave convinced that husband #1 went down with HMS Hood. It was widely accepted as truth within the family.
It was only a couple of years ago when I was bored and decided to look him up online i found out that he actually worked for Fyffes before his ship was requisitioned by the Navy and had never set foot on Hood. |
History generally can be unreliable, there's a lot f guesswork. The first dinosaur bne discovered was thought to come from a giant race of humans!
You have to keep digging, confirm what facts you can. This husband #1, was he avoiding service or did he take the chance t run away from your gran? Will you ever know? Do you know what became of him?
It might not be the stroy you want but it may be interesting all the same.
My grandads story from WW2 was confirmed by 2 friends who served in the same unit, frends and neighbours they were. They could all have been lying I guess, I'll never know. Ultimately I guess I want to believe he's the person I have been told about but there is one odd thing, when I tried to do more research and put his army serial number into a relevant search engine, nothing came up. Yet I have seen his heavily redacted letters home with the envelope still legible too, I have seen his medals. | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 12:42 - Sep 24 with 3396 views | Dr_Winston |
There's nothing untowards. He's listed on the Swansea Cenotaph in the Merchant Marine section. It's just funny how time plays tricks on the mind. She probably did know the real story, but over the decades convinced herself otherwise. | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 12:51 - Sep 24 with 3394 views | Catullus |
| We have ways of making you talk on 12:42 - Sep 24 by Dr_Winston |
There's nothing untowards. He's listed on the Swansea Cenotaph in the Merchant Marine section. It's just funny how time plays tricks on the mind. She probably did know the real story, but over the decades convinced herself otherwise. |
I think all families have stories like that, the real facts just get changed over the years. It's the normal turns of events. I think people try to make their story more interesting. | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 16:37 - Sep 24 with 3385 views | Treforys_Jack |
A great Uncle I discovered was in Bletchley for 4 years in the block next to Turing, he wrote a spy novel in 1946 in Welsh, which is reasonable to assume was motivated from his experiences. Its quite hard to get hold of, but managed to get an original a few weeks ago. " Y GELYN MEWNOL" the enemy within. Mrs TJ deeply confused about why I'd want a book written in 1946 in Welsh, you could but half a dozen books with what you paid for that she said lol. | | | |
| We have ways of making you talk on 16:54 - Sep 24 with 3381 views | Lohengrin |
| We have ways of making you talk on 16:37 - Sep 24 by Treforys_Jack |
A great Uncle I discovered was in Bletchley for 4 years in the block next to Turing, he wrote a spy novel in 1946 in Welsh, which is reasonable to assume was motivated from his experiences. Its quite hard to get hold of, but managed to get an original a few weeks ago. " Y GELYN MEWNOL" the enemy within. Mrs TJ deeply confused about why I'd want a book written in 1946 in Welsh, you could but half a dozen books with what you paid for that she said lol. |
Now then, did your great-uncle by any chance finish his days in a Neath nursing home? | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 18:01 - Sep 24 with 3364 views | Treforys_Jack |
| We have ways of making you talk on 16:54 - Sep 24 by Lohengrin |
Now then, did your great-uncle by any chance finish his days in a Neath nursing home? |
Not to my knowledge, Anglesey I believe. But did live in the Neath / Skewen area, so it's possible. | | | |
| We have ways of making you talk on 18:12 - Sep 24 with 3359 views | Lohengrin |
| We have ways of making you talk on 18:01 - Sep 24 by Treforys_Jack |
Not to my knowledge, Anglesey I believe. But did live in the Neath / Skewen area, so it's possible. |
Years ago the wife had an ex-Bletchley bod under her care. There can’t have been too many from this area so it did make me wonder, mate? | |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 13:36 - Sep 25 with 3322 views | Treforys_Jack |
| We have ways of making you talk on 18:12 - Sep 24 by Lohengrin |
Years ago the wife had an ex-Bletchley bod under her care. There can’t have been too many from this area so it did make me wonder, mate? |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 14:29 - Sep 25 with 3305 views | Lohengrin |
| We have ways of making you talk on 13:36 - Sep 25 by Treforys_Jack |
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| We have ways of making you talk on 17:32 - Sep 25 with 3282 views | onehunglow |
| We have ways of making you talk on 14:29 - Sep 25 by Lohengrin |
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