wurzel
4:33 Wed Feb 3
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My grandad was 10 when the war broke out. He lived in Custom house and was eventually evacuated. He stayed with a Mr and Mrs Ames, Mr Ames was Les Ames, wicket keeper for England in the 30's. Apparently where they lived, the Germans started to release the bombs they didn't use over London and my grandads Mum didn't take long going to collect him and drag him back to the East end. Funny old world.
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norwaytips
4:00 Wed Feb 3
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Paternal grandfather was a blacksmith. Nice bloke. My father was the youngest of five kids. One died as a child.
Maternal grandfather was a merchant seaman and dock worker. Killed in the war, by a bomb. Never knew him, but a bit of a poet and story teller, so I was told.
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1964
3:48 Wed Feb 3
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I'm old enough for my DAD (not grandad) to have been in WW2.
He was a Self Propelled Gun rescuer. 61st Anti Tank Regiment
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geoffpikey
3:27 Wed Feb 3
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Maternal grandfather, John, was a Post Office cleric/supervisor. Bit of an old soak, but loved collecting cigarette cards. He was charming in his own way. Always smelled of rolling tobacco.
Maternal grandmother was a hotel manager. Never stopped smiling, did Alice. Until she died in my teenage-bedroom. I found it hard to smile for a while after that.
Never knew my paternal grandparents. Died before I was born. The toil of 9 children, probably. Bloody Catholics!
PS: "THE war"?? Fucking hell, this world's been at constant "war" for hundreds of years!!
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Coffee
3:14 Wed Feb 3
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Oh dear 1:57 Wed Feb 3
Funny re cricket bat and toothbrush! If you ever do talk to your aunt and she tells you what he did in India, I'd be interested to hear it if you feel like sharing.
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violator
2:43 Wed Feb 3
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I only had one alive when I was born
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pulhampete
2:42 Wed Feb 3
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On my mums side - Grandad was a lorry driver for Tate and Lyle after the war, he also helped run the T&L football teams. Grandma was a seamstress in a sweat shop off The Strand. They lived over the shops on Green Street before being moved to Manor Park.
On my dads side - Grandad was a lorry driver but don't know much else. Not sure what Grandma did, if anything. She was a real matriarch and ran the family (which is why my dad moved us to Norfolk, to get away from all that family politics). They lived off Katherine Road.
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Grumpster
2:27 Wed Feb 3
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My dad's parents and my mum's dad were either all dead or died when I was extremely young, so I haven't got a clue as I've never really been someone into the family tree stuff and so have never asked - though maybe I will do now out of interest.
All I know about my nan, was that she was a civil servant.
Frightfully boring family really with no one ever having an exciting job, other than my cousin who is a wing commander in the Air Force and was a navigator in a Phantom jet before reaching the rank where they won't let you fly anymore.
Told me some good stories about Afghanistan and basically fuck that.
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El Scorchio
2:18 Wed Feb 3
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One Grandad was a foreman in the power station at Ford in Dagenham.
The other trained fighter pilots and was an electrician.
Not sure what my nans did, to be honest. Nothing glamourous though,
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Oh dear
1:57 Wed Feb 3
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Coffee
I'm sorry mate I really don't know, he never spoke with any seriousness about his time in the forces or the police, most of the information I ever got came from my Aunt.
I have his medals and I have had them mounted.
The only stories he ever told me were when I was a kid, about fighting crocodiles (how many of them were in German Army) and storming a German Fortress on his own with nothing but a toothbrush and a cricket bat. to think I actually believed him
When I showed the medals to my Dad and Aunt I did ask them which one he got for killing crocodiles.
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The Stoat
12:46 Wed Feb 3
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Grandad was a policeman 30years as well as fighting in Yypres during WW1
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SDKFZ 222
12:17 Wed Feb 3
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I forgot to add, both Nans were housewives running the homes and bringing up the kids, as they mainly did in those days.
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team boaty
12:16 Wed Feb 3
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Grandad was 38th infantry. Went straight back home later and got a rep as well known provo
Gran born, raised and spent all but 3 years of her life never venturing out of Derry
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Northern Sold
12:16 Wed Feb 3
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You weirdo
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Eddie B
12:15 Wed Feb 3
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Hmmm, yeah sure that's what you meant.
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Northern Sold
12:14 Wed Feb 3
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Not trying to say Edward... STATING... that a lot of WHO's Grandad's fought in the 8th Army... Problem ??
Must of been a London 'ting...
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SDKFZ 222
12:13 Wed Feb 3
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My grandfathers both served in WW1 but my maternal grandfather was a docker at East India Docks and my paternal grandfather was a chimney sweep. Both passed away in the 1960's.
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defjam
12:13 Wed Feb 3
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Probably all worked in the fields in the Punjab, lazy cunts!
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Eddie B
12:11 Wed Feb 3
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NS, what are you trying to say?
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Coffee
12:08 Wed Feb 3
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Oh dear 11:10 Wed Feb 3
Do you know where he was stationed in India? Do you remember any stories he told of when he was there?
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Northern Sold
12:08 Wed Feb 3
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Amazing the amount of grandads that were in the Desert Rats?
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