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Sharron

Sharron Report 17 Jun 2013 12:08

Fred doesn't know it but his Arctic Star came this morning.

It is the village lunch on Thursday and I am hoping that I can arrange for somebody to present it to him there.

Maybe they will also serve Arctic Roll for pudding.
Who knows!

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 17 Jun 2013 12:17

how wonderful :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Lyndi

Lyndi Report 17 Jun 2013 12:25

That's lovely news Sharron!!

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 17 Jun 2013 12:27

For he's a jolly good fellow!

:-D

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Sharron

Sharron Report 17 Jun 2013 12:33

I think Julia was also trying to get one for her father. I don't know if his has come.

She is more discreet than I am and hasn't gone shouting it to the world probably.

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 17 Jun 2013 13:01

well I'd be shouting about it if it were my Dad :-)

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Mersey

Mersey Report 17 Jun 2013 13:05

Its such great news Sharron <3

Researching:
#Be Kind

terryj

terryj Report 17 Jun 2013 13:31

miss understood there
thought you had brought him some cheap white cider :-D

well done on the award shame its 40 years too late
and worse still too late for many

Researching:
having a mod life crisis i was born with nothing and have most of it left

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 17 Jun 2013 13:35

That is great news Sharron :-)

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 17 Jun 2013 15:13

Thats wonderful news and Fred will be overjoyed to receive it at last.. :-D :-D

Nolls from Harrogate

Nolls from Harrogate Report 17 Jun 2013 15:29

Now there's some good news for a change ...well done! :-D

Researching:
Gilmour/McSherry/Boyle/Mason/Robertson

'Emma'

'Emma' Report 17 Jun 2013 15:50

Sharron how wonderful, so pleased for him.

Emma :-)

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 17 Jun 2013 15:55

They deserved it as soon as the war finished for what they went through. Like Bomber Command the forgotten heroes. They all defended freedom so all should be recognised.

Tell him thank you, job well done :-)

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

Mauatthecoast

Mauatthecoast Report 17 Jun 2013 16:04

Marvellous news that'll give Fred a big grin :-D

Researching:
In my own little world where everybody knows me... ..... best thing about happy memories is making them....

Sharron

Sharron Report 17 Jun 2013 18:33

Normally we have a couple of retired naval commanders and a Dame at the village lunch. This month the best we can manage is a parish councillor which won't impress him much.

He was never very in awe of me when I was one anyway!

I have had to go to Aldi and buy some bubbly. I couldn't afford six of the £12.99 bottles so he will have to make do with Cava. All taste the same to me anyway!

Now I have to find his other medals, which I put somewhere where I would remember them!

♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥

♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ Report 17 Jun 2013 19:05

Well done for getting it for him... how about notifying the local press & get his photo in the paper.

Have you tried asking if the Naval C could come, or knows someone who would come in uniform.


edit. There will be a Veterans Group near you, try contacting them. If you Google you will see that several are organizing big events.

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 17 Jun 2013 19:13

How wonderful and so long overdue for all of thosel who served in those hellish seas.

Sharron

Sharron Report 17 Jun 2013 19:26

I don't really want anybody "big" to do it. Everybody at the village lunch knows him and he wouldn't like anything much bigger to happen.

A drop of cava and a parish councillor will do for him!

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 17 Jun 2013 19:48

Wonderful news, Sharron!! xx

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad)

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 17 Jun 2013 19:50

wonderful news, Sharron xxxx


Good for you in getting it for him.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

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