tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post6081683288032942870..comments2024-03-19T03:26:09.398-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: Souvenirs and AssumptionsRoss Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-24364973637723338302018-03-07T09:05:18.331-04:002018-03-07T09:05:18.331-04:00Kev the Canadian gov't has put alot of war rec...Kev the Canadian gov't has put alot of war records on line including all of the service records, wargraves etc (where applicable) so a simple google search on a name can lead to a lit of info. <br /><br />You should check to see what's available in Australia.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-40495484219533940702018-03-07T07:04:54.632-04:002018-03-07T07:04:54.632-04:00ROSS,
You are very fortunate to have available to ...ROSS,<br />You are very fortunate to have available to you certain information regarding war service about you Grandfather. I have scarce little information about my own Dad- other than he served four years at the Island of Morati in the AIF during WW2...and I have his Medals...nothing was ever written down or discussed- most unfortunate. Regards. KEV.KEV. Robertson.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03057624752614080866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-28790403012165733882018-03-06T19:48:22.608-04:002018-03-06T19:48:22.608-04:00Well, once I discovered that this grandfather was ...Well, once I discovered that this grandfather was in the Canadian Artillery it didn't seem odd that it came home with him since the Map is dated from shortly before the Amiens offensive that would have made it obsolete. <br /><br />But I do sometimes wish that I had listened better and understood when I was a young boy, but I am afraid that that is the way of things. Perhaps if I hadn't left home at barely 17 to don a uniform and had instead grown to adulthood near my family, I might have been just old enough to understand a little more and ask and listen. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-55129873511250399392018-03-06T19:38:56.315-04:002018-03-06T19:38:56.315-04:00There are always treasures lurking here and there ...There are always treasures lurking here and there if we can only see them.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-33536975727387966282018-03-06T19:38:02.327-04:002018-03-06T19:38:02.327-04:00Thanks Lee, what really amazes me is how so much v...Thanks Lee, what really amazes me is how so much valuable family history came in one of my ears only to exit from the other when I was young.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-44012129181441610322018-03-06T18:35:37.226-04:002018-03-06T18:35:37.226-04:00And people think that history is only about the gr...And people think that history is only about the great leaders and monumental events. This proves the importance of the histories that each of us carry in our own personal way. And we shall not know how this map came into your grandfather's possession but that is not important. What is significant is how you seized the moment to look back and find out a little bit of how he lived.CelticCurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687177512999052331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-53652360931045182782018-03-06T11:18:07.659-04:002018-03-06T11:18:07.659-04:00Amazing piece of history.Amazing piece of history.Maudlin Jack Tarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812453753286494021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-28763965513831185752018-03-06T05:26:24.886-04:002018-03-06T05:26:24.886-04:00A great story Ross and a fantastic souvenir of tho...A great story Ross and a fantastic souvenir of those dark times. I can understand how you feel about this as I only discovered my own Grandfathers sign up papers (attestation) last year and it sent shivers down my spine seeing his signature and that of Great Grandfather as witness on the papers, in this case The East kent Regiment The Buffs 1915 to 1918. Massive respect to your Grandpa and all who served in that terrible war.<br /><br />Enjoyed following the 'big sort out and tidy up'<br /><br />All the best,<br />Lee.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.com