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Hello DixieDee,
Very many thanks for posting this. I had no idea about it and I live the other side of the province. Particularly, I found 2 of my workmates who had died in different theatres. I  have only glanced at the units concerning me, but I expect there to be more when I explore the site more fully.
Again many thanks
Blunny

Hi,
Could this be the place??
Longford is a county and a town in the west of Ireland, just north of Sligo.
Hope this helps
Best wishes Peter

Hello Zelley,
Nothing i'm afraid as I was in hospital near Basingstoke over that period, actually saw it on TV, 1st TV I saw, and I was not impressed. Still not, watch very little unless certain documentaries.

Peter

Hello all,
During the late 40's early 50's going to Southend from Croydon to visit my grandmother. My fathers mother, her husband died in 1935. On a couple of special occasions we went by boat on the paddle steamer from Tower Bridge area. Once we went on to Ramsgate, that was a "long" sea journey.
The first thing I wanted when we got off the train was to go and get a Rossi's ice cream, there was nothing like that in Croydon. The other main memory is the shrimp sheds at , I think Leigh. We always had to stop there for some shrimps, to take home, ha ha . they never got further than the railway station on the journey home, before they were all gone.  I beleive that the sheds are gone now, what a shame. Its Progress or is it.
The last thing, was waiting on the platform for the train and being very wary of the steam from the engine as it came in.
Did any one else get very hungry there,?after a day or so you could eat a large meal as often as they put it in front of you.

Those were the days, no worries, someone else did that

best wishes Peter

Hello all,
I have just come across a relative who died  on Christmas day 1916, the CWGC states he was on HMS Victory. I take this to be a shore Establishment. Has any one got info on it, my naval knowledge is limited, except for drinking the grog at midday.
His Name   K 36498 Stoker 2nd Class William George Haslett. details from his certificate of remembrance.
Puzzled as to why his unit was the Victory and how he died. Had he been transferred to the land base because of injuries or sickness?
Many thanks
Peter