Monthly Archives: February 2021

After WWII, how to find work…

Posted on February 23, 2021 by charts2012

Dad, like many others who’d been part of the armed services and taken the decision to leave service, was faced with the problem of finding a job. The country was in slow recovery at first but ex-servicemen were seeking work … Continue reading →

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Ancestry records of Dulag records…

Posted on February 21, 2021 by charts2012

As a member of Ancestry for many years I’ve had loads of good information on family history and today I found records of the crew of MG-J Short Stirling on the newly published Dulag records. I know that the German … Continue reading →

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A new photo of dad… to me, anyway

Posted on February 19, 2021 by charts2012

My cousin sent me another envelope with a few photos of the family going back some years and there was one of my dad in flying suit. Looking at it he seems to have a good head of hair so … Continue reading →

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The letters that never made it to the POW…

Posted on February 16, 2021 by charts2012

… because they were picked up by the censor first! I expect that it was disappointing for the senders when they arrived back home some time after they were written, although if they hadn’t it’s likely that they wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

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Newspaper articles from the past…

Posted on February 16, 2021 by charts2012

I’d thought that there was nothing more to find out about dad’s war time experiences in terms of documents or other artefacts… but I was wrong! My first cousin kindly sent me a short letter with a variety of ‘goodies’ … Continue reading →

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