Category Archives: ww11

D Day, 6 June 1944……..let us remember

Just a gentle reminder to all of us of the sacrifice by the combined forces on D Day 6 June 1944. To the many who eventually came home, and to those whose bodies were laid to rest in France after … Continue reading

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What did you do in the war mother?………..oh, I built 10,000lb bombs!

With all the publicity about D Day and the Normandy landings I was reflecting on my own families involvement in WW11. My father was rejected from the army on medical grounds (he died very young of heart attack), one uncle … Continue reading

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