78th Division

[Niccar]

Originally Posted by Ron Goldstein

Hi Donald

As another 78 div man may I give you a hearty welcome to the site.

I started off in North Africa and joined the 49th Light Ack Ack. They were eventually disbanded in December '44 when I was retrained in Rieti to be a "tankie" in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars, but that's another story

We will talk more when we both have time.

Cheers

Ron

Moderators.....a question...... Where is Donald's Veteran status ?

ps
Have just returned from six days in Prague and am catching up on my e-mails and numerous postings on various WW2 websites.

Owen

I really appreciate your offer to visit my cousins resting place at the Minturno War Cemetery the entry below are the details supplied by the CWGC

Name: CARTER, HENRY WILLIAM
Initials: H W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Fusilier
Regiment/Service: Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Unit/Text: 9th Bn
Age: 20
Date of Death: 19/01/1944
Service No: 14307895
Grave Reference No V111, H, 13.

Many thanks in anticipation donald


Ron

First a sincere apology we have already commented with each other on Peter Gs site and in my complete ignorance being rather new to computers I was under the impression that if you joined another site you had to have a different joining name
you would know me as niccar on Peters site and I look forward to many more trips down memory lane with you

donald

[Ron Goldstein]

Originally Posted by donald

Ron

First a sincere apology we have already commented with each other on Peter Gs site and in my complete ignorance being rather new to computers I was under the impression that if you joined another site you had to have a different joining name
you would know me as niccar on Peters site and I look forward to many more trips down memory lane with you

donald

Donald

Non fa niente, as we used to say in Italy, or, as Bill Shakespeare would say "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet "

I've also been known to use different aliases on different sites, my most common one being "ex4thhussar", so I know the problem.

The important thing is that you have arrived on a first class site and I look forward to seeing further postings from you.

Ciao !

Ron

[Owen]

Donald,
Your cousin is now on my ever growing list of graves to visit and photograph.
I'll post a photo on here on my return.

Cheers
Owen

[Owen]

Donald/niccar.
Here is a photo of your cousin's grave.

[Niccar]

Originally Posted by Owen

Donald,
We'll be going to Minturno, do you want us to visit your cousin's grave?
Can you tell me who he is?

Thanks for your reply.
So the Monastary at Cassino still haunts your memory?

Hi Owen
Many thanks for the photograph of my cousin Harrys marker stone it means so much to me as I said he was an only child and I dont think my Aunt and Uncle ever got to see where he was interred they both passed away many years ago so many thanks once again and best wishes

niccar