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Offline Lydart

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Can't be minesweepers !
« on: Monday 20 October 08 18:40 BST (UK) »
Referring to this:-

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,335483.0.html

... we can't work out what this says ... not many minesweepers in the Somme !

"Severely shelled by .... ?"


Dorset/Wilts/Hants: Trowbridge Williams Sturney/Sturmey Prince Foyle/Foil Hoare Vincent Fripp/Frypp Triggle/Trygel Adams Hibige/Hibditch Riggs White Angel Cake 
C'wall/Devon/France/CANADA (Barkerville, B.C.): Pomeroy/Pomerai/Pomroy
Som'set: Clark(e) Fry
Durham: Law(e)
London: Hanham Poplett
Lancs/Cheshire/CANADA (Kelowna, B.C. & Sask): Stubbs Walmesley

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Re: Can't be minesweepers !
« Reply #1 on: Monday 20 October 08 18:43 BST (UK) »
Minenwerfers-German multi barrelled trench mortar type things!

Ady :)
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Re: Can't be minesweepers !
« Reply #2 on: Monday 20 October 08 18:45 BST (UK) »
Goodness !

That was quick !

Thanks Ady
Dorset/Wilts/Hants: Trowbridge Williams Sturney/Sturmey Prince Foyle/Foil Hoare Vincent Fripp/Frypp Triggle/Trygel Adams Hibige/Hibditch Riggs White Angel Cake 
C'wall/Devon/France/CANADA (Barkerville, B.C.): Pomeroy/Pomerai/Pomroy
Som'set: Clark(e) Fry
Durham: Law(e)
London: Hanham Poplett
Lancs/Cheshire/CANADA (Kelowna, B.C. & Sask): Stubbs Walmesley

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Re: Can't be minesweepers !
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 21 October 08 18:48 BST (UK) »
Thanks Ady,

No wonder 4 of them died.

                                  Pyewacket
Glam: Ace, Jenkins, Matthews, Oldham, Sanders, Thomas, Williams
Carms: David, Oldham, William
Devon & Liverpool: Kidwell
Devon: Luttrell, Slowly, Blackmore, Symons, Ley, Burman
Westmoreland: Parkin, Harrison, Atkinson

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Re: Can't be minesweepers !
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 21 October 08 20:22 BST (UK) »
Thanks Ady ... Pyewacket is the lady whose uncle + 3 was killed by the 'minesweeper' thingy !

She's new to RC and I'm aiding and abetting her !   
Dorset/Wilts/Hants: Trowbridge Williams Sturney/Sturmey Prince Foyle/Foil Hoare Vincent Fripp/Frypp Triggle/Trygel Adams Hibige/Hibditch Riggs White Angel Cake 
C'wall/Devon/France/CANADA (Barkerville, B.C.): Pomeroy/Pomerai/Pomroy
Som'set: Clark(e) Fry
Durham: Law(e)
London: Hanham Poplett
Lancs/Cheshire/CANADA (Kelowna, B.C. & Sask): Stubbs Walmesley

WRITE LETTERS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO TREASURE ... EMAILS DISAPPEAR !

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