[Hoots] AAAAAARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHH....! [/Mon] ( I'm having enough trouble trying to sit down and sort out G&D... Still gotta sort out that coffee run, mind you...) :biggrin:
Here is the full story which I have been able to build from the post on the WW2Forums website last month: http://www.chinditslongcloth1943.com/edward-john-roberts.html Thanks to Owen and Charpoy Chindit for their contributions to this one. Steve
Steve, I was down at the Leicester Tigers Museum the other day and thought of you when I seen this......
I think the medals shown are for a soldier from the 1st Battalion, who were stationed in Malaya when the Japanese arrived, hence the lack of a Burma Star medal.
I don't think the medals on display are those of the man in the photograph. The 1st Battalion did not serve in Burma, it was the 2nd and 7th Leicester's that became Chindits in 1944.
Minor panic this evening. After updating my website with some new info, the drop down menu went all skew-whiff and one of the menu bars when clicked brought up a random photograph of 5 Harley Davidson motorbikes!!!! I think I have fixed the problem, but if anyone finds navigating the site difficult, please let me know. Thanks Steve
Thanks HC, will do, in fact, have done. I think the problem was self-inflicted with hindsight, more than a heartbeat skipped though.
A big thank you for your hard work in creating such an interesting website. Regards Mark Nephew of ; Trooper EDWIN ARTHUR LUNNON 1439971 Who died age 20 on 18 April 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 1
Great day today! The son of one of my grandfather's brothers has made contact via my website. I am hoping that this will open up a whole new avenue of research possibilities for me. My Nan only knew granddad for two years before they married and he then went off to war. Although she never re-married after he died in Burma, the families did not stay in regular contact, which makes this new contact so special.
It is indeed HC, I have spoken to them now and have learned more about granddad's personality than I ever knew before. Priceless details for me, as you can imagine. Simple things, like he hated any fat on his bacon and disliked butter on his toast. These are two traits that I have inherited, although unsalted Lurpak is now acceptable to my taste.
I'm guessing we have all experienced the same increase in traffic on our WW2 related websites. This year seems even more busy than usual, I'm getting on average, double the amount of visits each day. This started around the 5th November and has continued throughout the week.