ozboz
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At the Cenotaph 11 O ‘clock
V E Day
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At the Cenotaph 11 O ‘clock
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
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- Hexleybeef
My friends father this morning, he appears to be slightly over dressed for lockdown and expecting rain.
He is too young to have served in WW2 but retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in REME.
He is too young to have served in WW2 but retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in REME.
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ozboz
Guru
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- Richmond ,Surrey
A lot of Officers wear Bowlers and carry brollies , other ranks tend to wear Berets with their Cap Badge , patch pocket blazer with Reg’tl badge Regtl Tie and grey trousers,
He looks pretty good ........for an Officer 😂
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Lilliburlero
Pro sandbagger
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- South Derbyshire
Never forget the sacrifices made by all, we owe them everything 👏
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
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- North Wales
He looks like a proper English gentleman.
winjim
Smash the cistern
It's the end of an era for our family as the last member of the generation who fought the war passed away last night. So it's kind of poignant but also fitting, we'll spend the day thinking of her, and of all of my grandparents' generation who fought and died in the war. She made it to 98 years old and passed peacefully in her sleep, there were many others who weren't so fortunate.
HMS_Dave
Grand Old Lady
Sorry for your loss.
winjim
Smash the cistern
Thank you, but don't be. She was 98 years old and died peacefully in her sleep with one of my cousins there. The evening before we had a family Zoom session so we all got to say a few words to her and she could see her great-grandchildren. It was as long a life and as good a death as any of us could possibly hope for.
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ozboz
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- Richmond ,Surrey
She had a “good innings then “ as they say ,
And well remembered , nice ,
My Son phoned me earlier, he was a bit bewildered as to why my Brother had put photos of some one called Tommy Fleming on Facebook this morning ,? I kept quiet for a moment , then said to him , That’s your Great Grandad , he died in WW2 , his war grave is in Basra ,
Oh , sorry he said ,he thought he had been disrespectful, I thought about it , and concluded it was my fault for not educating him about his forefathers ,
smokeysmoo
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- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
This is my paternal Nan and Grandad.
75 years ago on VE day Grandad was waking up in Stalag 4f POW camp in Chemnitz Germany to find all the German soldiers had run away.
He was brought home only a few weeks later and this photo is taken then.
They are on West Pier in Morecambe where my Nan and Dad had been living for part of the war.
I love this photo.
75 years ago on VE day Grandad was waking up in Stalag 4f POW camp in Chemnitz Germany to find all the German soldiers had run away.
He was brought home only a few weeks later and this photo is taken then.
They are on West Pier in Morecambe where my Nan and Dad had been living for part of the war.
I love this photo.
I was saying the same thing this morning just like back then as now many forget about them.
Wonder how many who got behind Captain Tom realise he's one of "The forgotten army"
War is a horrible thing all round I know from talking to people who have that fighting in the jungle is one of the worse placers you can be.
Wonder how many who got behind Captain Tom realise he's one of "The forgotten army"
War is a horrible thing all round I know from talking to people who have that fighting in the jungle is one of the worse placers you can be.
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I have mixed emotions on this, whilst I feel "Lest we Forget" is valuable & I think our children should be taught more about the last century history than about the Egyptians, Tudor Kings & Queens (fascinating as they are) did we really ought to be celebrating a 'Victory' day I feel it's a little Englander syndrome, what are we really celebrating?
I think today is not a little Englander day, but more of a celebration of the end of the fighting and the loss of life on all sides. Many countries are doing similar things today.
Smokin Joe
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I largely agree, but in these celebrations there is always an element of "Lets do it again" from some people.
