Russ
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i dunno about my grandad, but my nan was in the AAPGL - they played baseball and was managed by Tom Hanks*
*this may have been a film called A League of Their Own
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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I have my Grandads RAF Logbook, as well as flying in the Lancasters, he also flew in the Dominie, Proctor, Anson, Wellington (which was almost like an early Lancaster), and a Halifax too, his last entry in the logbook was 31/12/1945 - I dont know if he had another Log book after this, He only died Autumn 2006.
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Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
Location: Newbury, Berks
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My grandfather was an RAF Engineer worked on the aircraft and kept them serviceable, was awarded the War Medal, the Defence Medal and the Burma Star. his father worked as a firefighter in WWI and received a long service medal
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Beato
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Registered: 14th Sep 06
Location: Leven, Fife
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Originally posted by Aaron
I'd do almost anything to shake the hand of a D-Day veteran, one of the ones who stormed the beach i mean.
Ive had that privilege mate. When I was doing my basic training a good 5 or 6 Normandy beach vets came to talk to us. Legends!!
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Beato
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Originally posted by Aaron
I'd do almost anything to shake the hand of a D-Day veteran, one of the ones who stormed the beach i mean.
Ive had that privilege mate. When I was doing my basic training a good 5 or 6 Normandy beach vets came to talk to us. Legends!!
I see your from Fife, what battalion you in?
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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all my mums side of the family have been farmers for hundreds of years so as a reserved occupation they never saw any action. there were afew members of the home guard however.
i remember my grandma's old farm too, being shown around an old barn, being told thats where a number of italian POWs had lived and when they were working on the land.
my dad's side of the family were all in the republic of ireland when the war was going on, some of which were fighting the british, never mind for them
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Steve X16XE
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Registered: 31st Dec 06
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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My dad's dad was a gunner on them Big boats (i don't know what they were called). He shot down a lot of German planes in his time.
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Beato
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Registered: 14th Sep 06
Location: Leven, Fife
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quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri
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Originally posted by Beato
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Originally posted by Aaron
I'd do almost anything to shake the hand of a D-Day veteran, one of the ones who stormed the beach i mean.
Ive had that privilege mate. When I was doing my basic training a good 5 or 6 Normandy beach vets came to talk to us. Legends!!
I see your from Fife, what battalion you in?
Never joined the infantry mate, it would of been The Watch though  . I'm still in my second phase of training as an Aircraft Technician in REME.
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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My grandad was a Desert Rat with i think the 7th Armoured Division, he was captured and made to wrok in Auschwitz by, again i think General Rommel? Id really love to know more but its really hard trying to find stuff on the internet.
I think 7th Armoured was my grandad's division too.
Just been corrected on this.
He was 8th Army, drove Montgomery and also met Rommel. Then worked in the Control Commission in Berlin where he met my grandmother.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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Meh, one of my great grandparents was on the famous mission connected with 627 squadron. He was the flight engineer on the plane with the callsign AJ-Z shot down over Emmerich, after missing the Eder dam with a bomb, damaging the aircraft in the process 
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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how serious are you being robin? 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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On a scale of one to serious?
11.
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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i want it on the scale of 1 to RIDICULOUS
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Robin
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Ash_EP3
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Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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My grandad completed his RAF training in the US - when he returned home the war finished 
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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bet that was gutting 
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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nintendo wwii?
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waters
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Todmorden, West Yorkshire
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my grandad was a chef on a ww2 gun ship, it makes me think of steven seagall (sp?) but he was probably nowt like that.
best thing is, cause he was a chef, he never ever let my grandma cook!
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
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My grandad was a chef on a WW2 ship. He served on the one that brought the crown jewels back from Canada.
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james_suffolk1
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Registered: 1st Mar 08
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my grandad was the head chef on one of the ships and my nan made the bombs and planes
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