Blood for the Baron!

Yep my Dad was there as well as Tobruk, Tunis, Sicilly, Italy etc
Here is a closer pic of the bottom photo in the picture frame it has not been taken out while i have been alive so i have no idea if the names are on the back but they were my Dad's mates.
Thrown in some German P.O.W.S. as well.
When i have time i will upload them to an album with others on photobucket.
If anyone wants the guest password later p.m. me as i had to make it private because of phil the prick jones using my photo's on facebook and bebo etc

tintinlostsnowy wrote:SteveD You don't support Barnsley do you?
We play them at Turf Moor on boxing day and i am going!

Oooo - no! Middlesbrough fan. I did once assist in the sale of barnsley though through work. I played a very minor role, but it still made me feel important! Make sure you stuff them on Boxing Day - I enjoy seeing my workmates suffer!

I hope we do too as we are doing well in the league.
My Grandma on my mum's side was from Middlesbourgh before she met my Grandad and moved to Burnley, I never met either one of them though as they passed away a couple of years before i was born.

Wouldn't surprise me if your Dad ran into my Uncle over there. I'm pretty sure he was in North Arika and Italy. A couple of other Uncles too, I'll have to ask Poppa. NZ troops played a big part in Sicily and Italy, both the invasions and evacuations. My Lee Enfield .303 is dated 1942 NZEF most likely NA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Division_(New_Zealand)

Wow, this is interesting, 2NZEF;

"Following the disasters in Europe, the division was then integrated into the regular order of battle of the Eighth Army. It fought in many of the critical battles in the North African Campaign over the next year and a half, including playing a prominent role in the Second Battle of El Alamein, breaking through the German positions and getting behind Rommel's flank."

Something that might interest Annie too, on my last trip to NZ I sat down with my Auntie and read letters my great, great uncle had sent from France (the Trenches) in World War one to my Great, great aunt. It was amazing reading. He was there with his brother, a couple of Great Grandparents as well. This would have been amazing for them being on the other side of the world.

And that's why landmines are called mines. Because they're based on the principle of miners digging tunnels and filling them up with explosives. Although you probably knew that!
As for castles, I'm from Northumberland, and if you have a spare 6 months off, get up there and see them all!

Muton wrote:And that's why landmines are called mines. Because they're based on the principle of miners digging tunnels and filling them up with explosives. Although you probably knew that!

Nope I didn't, I've learned a lot from this thread loads of history. So we all seem to have more in common than just AF. Or as they say on the West Coast of Scotland "Pure Dead cultured!" If you can say that with a Glaswegian accent you'll get the full impact.

What i have left of my dad's photo's from ww2 are now on photobucket.

http://s301.photobucket.com/albums/nn77 ... 20war%202/

Cool, a password is needed?