Climb upon my knee, Sonny BoyThough your only three, Sonny BoyYou've no way of knowingThere's no way of showing What you mean to me, Sonny BoyWhen there are grey skiesI don't mind the grey skiesYou make them blue, Sonny Boy Friends may forsake meLet them all forsake meI still have you, Sonny Boy. |
The following year he had changed it to: |
What I couldn't be, Little PalI want you to be, Little PalI want you to laugh and to sing and to play And look after Mummy when Daddy's awayI pray every night Little PalThat you turn out right Little PalBUT If one day you should beOn a new Daddy's kneeDon't forget about me, Little Pal. |
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Appointment for Medical |
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Freddie Rouen Sep/Oct 1944. |
As most of you will know, the break out from Normandy occurred at the end of August. By that time we knew that we were being replaced by WRNS and we were transferred to NP 1732 and moved firstly to Rouen and then on to Aalst in Belgium. The idea was that we were to take over Belgium ports and open them up so that they could supply our advancing Army nearer to their battle. This was good planning but it did not materialise because ‘Jerry’ held us up with very severe fighting around Antwerp and Walcheren. Members of NP 1732 Aalst Belgium |
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Purvis R - Yeoman of Signals Tomlin A.J. - Leading Signalman Barwell W.N.N. - Signalman Clarke A. - Signalman Kirby V.G. - Signalman Garvie W.T. - Signalman Wilkins A.E. - PO Telegraphist Applegate G.T. - Leading Telegraphist Leary D. - Leading Telegraphist Massey K. - Telegraphist T.O. Campbell R. - Telegraphist T.O. Hamilton J. - Telegraphist T.O. Janes A.L. - Telegraphist T.O. Upton L.J. - Telegraphist T.O. Ackroyd H. - Ordinary Telegraphist Glen J. - Ordinary Telegraphist Hagland E.E. - Ordinary Telegraphist Magee P. - Ordinary Telegraphist |
Hughes A.- Leading Coder Mynett A.- Leading Coder Faint F.K.- Coder Grundman E.D - Coder. Holgate D.G.- Coder Homard F.G.- Coder Jowett J.F.- Coder Lumb J.S.- Coder McMenemy N.- Coder Moseley T.- Coder McCord H. - P.O.M.M. Whiting I - Leading R.M. Baker K.- Messenger Dart R.- Messenger. Merry G..- Messenger Archibal W.C. - Cpl Mne Switchboard Saunders P.- Despatch Rider Robinson C.- Despatch Rider |
NP 1732 HQ, Aalst, Belgium. |
NP 1732 HQ, Aalst, Belgium. |
JUNO Beach Memorial. |
Various photos of FOBAA Headquarters |
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Map of Courseulles. |
NP 1732 Final Parade Aalst. |
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A popular song from Holland My sister and I remembr still A tulip garden by an old Dutch mill And the home that was all our own until But we don't talk about that My sister and I recall one more The fishing schooners pulling into shore And the dog-cart we drove in days before But we don't talk about that. We're learning to forget the fear That came from a troubled sky We're almost happy over here But sometimes we wake at night and cry My sister and I recall the day We said goodbye then we sailed away And we think of our friends who had to stay But we don't talk about that. |
And a song from Russia Softly through the falling snow Silently two lovers go Theirs is not to reason why But to say goodbye On they go with heavy heart Just a kiss and then depart This is what he whispers with a sigh Can't you hear me calling While your tears are falling Where the river Volga flows You will bloom again My lovely Russian rose. |
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Spirit of Normandy Trust - Commemoration and Wreath Laying Ceremony 2017Normandy Veterans' Association - 72nd Arromanches Anniversary - 2016 |
French and Netherlands letters and certificate |
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