Veteran looking for his mates grave. - Page 3

Owen · 09-05-2008, 11:13 AM

John,
The cross has just this minute come through the letter box.
We'll soon be off, so I'll post photos on my return.
Thank You.

urqh · 10-05-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt.Sensible

Shame..I can't help but wonder what if Gordon and his oppo had been American? Oh well, we have a lovely NHS..don't we? How can I find out more about the WW2 Society, Paul?

H

It may be of help in the future, but I belive of all people the Post Office staff associaton or some such thing in the East Midlands run regular trips to the battlefields and cemeteries. I know they are always publishing letters in local paper asking if anyone wants pics of graves or crosses left etc, I even think they offer assistance in travelling with them. I'll try and find out. We dont get mail delivered on time but if they do in fact do this I'll forgive em.

Owen · 21-05-2008, 05:43 PM

Put the cross on Stanleys grave yesterday.
In The museum at Anzio was , believe it or not, a photo of Stanley on the wall.
I took a photo of him and will post it when we get back to the UK.

PS. Having a great trip.

JOHNB84 · 21-05-2008, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Owen

Put the cross on Stanleys grave yesterday.
In The museum at Anzio was , believe it or not, a photo of Stanley on the wall.
I took a photo of him and will post it when we get back to the UK.

PS. Having a great trip.

Owen

Unbelievable news about Stan's photo been in the museum, can't wait to tell Gordon.....thanks a lot both to you and Paul, you have made my day, and more so an old mans (Gordon)....enjoy the rest of your trip....cant wait to see the photos and hearing about it all.

Thanks
John.

Owen · 25-05-2008, 10:10 AM

John,
Please show these to Gordon.
Stanley Monaghan's grave and photo.

spidge · 25-05-2008, 12:01 PM

Great to see a result like this!

Well done Owen.

JOHNB84 · 25-05-2008, 04:45 PM

Owen and all concerned
Thank you so much, marvellous result and photos.. Gordon is away until Tuesday, he is visiting his daughter, but as soon as he is back I will take your photos round, he will be over the moon...on my last visit to him he said he would sort a photo out of himself in uniform...would be nice to see the two lads together on the site. Once again many many thanks.

John

EmersonBigguns · 25-05-2008, 09:51 PM

Excellent work fellas. This is good stuff, the best kind.

JOHNB84 · 02-06-2008, 12:42 PM

Owen and all
Sorry for my late reply, been having a few computer problems.
I took the photos to Gordon, as you can expect he was a little choked up....so was I ...we didn't say much for a while, but Gordon does send his thanks ...please see photo below, I think it sums it all up...Will post another photo of Gordon in uniform later.....once again...many many thanks.

John.

Owen · 02-06-2008, 12:49 PM

Thanks for posting that John.
I'm glad to be able to help Gordon to see his old chum again.
Our trip had many highlights and this is one of them.

25-05-2008, 12:01 PM	#26 (permalink)
spidge Legendary Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,942	Great to see a result like this! Well done Owen. __________________ 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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09-05-2008, 11:13 AM	#21 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,686	John, The cross has just this minute come through the letter box. We'll soon be off, so I'll post photos on my return. Thank You.

21-05-2008, 05:43 PM	#23 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,686	Put the cross on Stanleys grave yesterday. In The museum at Anzio was , believe it or not, a photo of Stanley on the wall. I took a photo of him and will post it when we get back to the UK. PS. Having a great trip.

25-05-2008, 04:45 PM	#27 (permalink)
JOHNB84 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 51	Owen and all concerned Thank you so much, marvellous result and photos.. Gordon is away until Tuesday, he is visiting his daughter, but as soon as he is back I will take your photos round, he will be over the moon...on my last visit to him he said he would sort a photo out of himself in uniform...would be nice to see the two lads together on the site. Once again many many thanks. John

25-05-2008, 09:51 PM	#28 (permalink)
EmersonBigguns Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 100	Excellent work fellas. This is good stuff, the best kind.

02-06-2008, 12:49 PM	#30 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,686	Thanks for posting that John. I'm glad to be able to help Gordon to see his old chum again. Our trip had many highlights and this is one of them.

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