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wader leg
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He enjoyed his Rugby
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RAF V Royal Marines April 1942
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One from before the war, turning out for Calder Vale RUFC season 36/37
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Which one is he ??
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1st player in kit on back row right hand side for Calder Vale, no idea on the RAF ones .
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Loving these pictures - keep them coming, please.
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Quote from: wader leg on November 07, 2008, 10:56:58 PM
1st player in kit on back row right hand side for Calder Vale, no idea on the RAF ones .
Nice one, Kind of scary to look at those smiling faces in the team pic, and wonder just how many of those lads in the picture lost their lives for their country.
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My Grandad was born in Burnley in 1912,
Here's a certificate he was awarded in 1924
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and one from the Temperance Union in 1925,
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they didn't leave a lasting impression on him though as I remember him being an avid homebrewer
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I don't know who this is but he is the owner of a rather splendid blazer.
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By 1940 he was working for the Post Office as a Sorting Clerk/Telegraphist. Here's a letter asking the head postmaster for permission to apply for recruitment as a wireless operator/gunner.
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And the Postmasters reply
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Did he get the Job?
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This is a lovely thread. Please keep it going.
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Did he get the Job?
We shall see
This was his next correspondence
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Real heroes.
That is all.
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Next up was his medical, bit of a pang of guilt posting this, even though he's not here it still seems bad form to post someones intimate details for all to see.
Thanks for the words of encouragement.
Next are a couple of letters regarding the length of time it was taking for him to be enlisted if that's the right word, he seems impatient to get stuck in...
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He seems keen, he was married with a child at this point.
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my gramps was the youngest old contemptible still alive in about 1990,,,,
hang on let me get this right.,.,.,there was a big thing on the news about him.,.,.,
here goes.,.,.,he was the youngest soilder who was still alive (in about 1990 ish ) that had fought in the battle of the somme.,.,.
he was 14 years 9 months old when he went to war,he had lied about his age,and around 1990 ish he was still alive
i think he was 88,,,he died at the age of 91 and my nan went on to be 101,,,,
when i think about this i should know a lot more about it.,.,i will ask my dad tommorrow
they were made diffrent years ago.....
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