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Inverness / Re: MacPherson Census Help - completed thank you
« on: Monday 07 November 16 11:48 GMT (UK) »
Mark I've PM'ed you my email address.
Be lovely to make contact!
Be lovely to make contact!
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Inverness / Re: MacPherson Census Help - completed thank you
« on: Wednesday 02 November 16 09:00 GMT (UK) »
Hi! It was definately worth a try!
Your Grandfather James (Jimmy in all the things I've come across) was brother to my Gr-Grandad John Arthur. Their brother Duncan was in the Hong King Police and also spent the war time in captivity. My Gr-Grandfather walked with a limp after breaking his ankle as a child so spent the war working in Fort William in the aluminium smelter. In a (particularly cruel) twist of fate the chemicals used in the factory saw him die very young, and he never knew that both of his brothers survived their internment.
Do you want to message me and we'll connect via email? I can help with the family tree from Scotland.
Julie
Your Grandfather James (Jimmy in all the things I've come across) was brother to my Gr-Grandad John Arthur. Their brother Duncan was in the Hong King Police and also spent the war time in captivity. My Gr-Grandfather walked with a limp after breaking his ankle as a child so spent the war working in Fort William in the aluminium smelter. In a (particularly cruel) twist of fate the chemicals used in the factory saw him die very young, and he never knew that both of his brothers survived their internment.
Do you want to message me and we'll connect via email? I can help with the family tree from Scotland.
Julie
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Armed Forces / Re: WWII POW help
« on: Monday 20 February 12 14:15 GMT (UK) »
Hi Suzie
We've had no electricity yesterday let alone email! We're turning out to be some pair!
I've replied to your email and hopefully that'll be us set.
Julie
We've had no electricity yesterday let alone email! We're turning out to be some pair!
I've replied to your email and hopefully that'll be us set.
Julie
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Armed Forces / Re: WWII POW help
« on: Wednesday 15 February 12 22:43 GMT (UK) »
Hi
It's a problem with my email provider. They assure me they are working on it!
I'm in Scotland, near Glasgow. It's 22:40 so almost bedtime for me.
Julie
It's a problem with my email provider. They assure me they are working on it!
I'm in Scotland, near Glasgow. It's 22:40 so almost bedtime for me.
Julie
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Armed Forces / Re: WWII POW help
« on: Wednesday 15 February 12 21:44 GMT (UK) »
Hi Suzie
Yeah it's the email. I think it's my email, I've got someone looking at it for me tomorrow. It's just not playing.
It's funny, I was going to post a message here tonight myself to let you know I was having trouble!
Julie
Yeah it's the email. I think it's my email, I've got someone looking at it for me tomorrow. It's just not playing.
It's funny, I was going to post a message here tonight myself to let you know I was having trouble!
Julie
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Armed Forces / Re: WWII POW help
« on: Wednesday 15 February 12 21:22 GMT (UK) »
Hi Suzie
I've been trying to reply to you, but it keeps bouncing back for some reason.
I will try again tonight and see if it works.
I did reply right away, I'm so excited to have spoken to someone who knew him!
My Nana is the daughter of Duncan's brother John Arthur. He couldn't go to war because of a limp and worked in the aluminium smelter in Fort William instead. Somewhat ironically (and cruelly) he died during the war because of poisoning from the chemicals. He never knew that his two brothers survived the POW camps.
Julie
I've been trying to reply to you, but it keeps bouncing back for some reason.
I will try again tonight and see if it works.
I did reply right away, I'm so excited to have spoken to someone who knew him!
My Nana is the daughter of Duncan's brother John Arthur. He couldn't go to war because of a limp and worked in the aluminium smelter in Fort William instead. Somewhat ironically (and cruelly) he died during the war because of poisoning from the chemicals. He never knew that his two brothers survived the POW camps.
Julie
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Armed Forces / Re: WWII POW help
« on: Friday 10 February 12 17:28 GMT (UK) »
Hi Suzie
One of his sisters was alive until recently, she may still be, but I've not been able to get in touch for a while. They were a big family.
The only reason my Gr-Grandfather didn't end up away like Duncan and Jimmy was because he had a limp after breaking his ankle in a rabbit hole. Somewhat ironically in the war he worked in a factory and died due to the chemicals. He died not knowing that Duncan and Jimmy survived the camps.
If you post another message then you'll have access to the Private message facility and I'll send you my email address.
My Grandmother was 80 recently and she's been talking lots about her old memories.
Julie x
One of his sisters was alive until recently, she may still be, but I've not been able to get in touch for a while. They were a big family.
The only reason my Gr-Grandfather didn't end up away like Duncan and Jimmy was because he had a limp after breaking his ankle in a rabbit hole. Somewhat ironically in the war he worked in a factory and died due to the chemicals. He died not knowing that Duncan and Jimmy survived the camps.
If you post another message then you'll have access to the Private message facility and I'll send you my email address.
My Grandmother was 80 recently and she's been talking lots about her old memories.
Julie x
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Armed Forces / Re: WWII POW help
« on: Thursday 09 February 12 14:40 GMT (UK) »
Hi Suzie
I don't often check on here these days (I've put the family tree searching aside for a while), but had forgot to deactivate the email notification to a reply.
So glad I didn't! I'd love to catch up with you with some stories about Duncan. My Nan and I were only talking about him (and his brother who was also interned) last week.
Julie
I don't often check on here these days (I've put the family tree searching aside for a while), but had forgot to deactivate the email notification to a reply.
So glad I didn't! I'd love to catch up with you with some stories about Duncan. My Nan and I were only talking about him (and his brother who was also interned) last week.
Julie
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Lanarkshire / Re: St Peters/Dalbeth cemetery
« on: Monday 28 March 11 18:32 BST (UK) »
That's great to know Gerry, thank you so much.
We've waited a very long time to know where he is and it'll be a great comfort to my Granny to be able to go to where he is.
Thanks
Julie
We've waited a very long time to know where he is and it'll be a great comfort to my Granny to be able to go to where he is.
Thanks
Julie