wahey
my school has been cancelled today becuase there is no electricity....

right....my most treasured possesion is my Great Granfather's WW1 medals for bravery. He was an NCO for the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
(Foulkesy123 The one and only..., Mon 12 May 2008, 14:20, 5 replies)

Awesome!
I wish I had my Grandad's medals but my uncle has them.

My grandad was posted to parachute into Arnhem where nearly everyone was shot from the sky, but the day before they left, on the final training exercise, his pararchute didnt open properly and he broke his back so he couldnt go. Pretty lucky really, otherwise I wouldnt be here :)

Sadly though, his brother was drafted in in his place and died.
( Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Mon 12 May 2008, 14:28, closed)

My grandad
Got his face mangled in an explosion.

Spent the whole war in hospital, having it put back together.

The must've done a decent job fixing him though, because he got laid.
Thus I'm here.
Albeit rather ugly, haha!
( Cawl, Mon 12 May 2008, 14:35, closed)

thats sad :(
i've been quite interested in this kind of thing recently and have been trying to find out more about my great grandfather in the war (i.e looking for records on the internet).

I think that i have found a picture of him on the internet but i can't be quite sure. The only reason I think that is because he looks exactly like my uncle and I (and also because he is in a picture with lots of NCO's)
(Foulkesy123 The one and only..., Mon 12 May 2008, 14:35, closed)

You could try the Regimental Association
(Even after regimental amalgamations, there'll still be one)
(osok Rebel without a clue, Mon 12 May 2008, 17:32, closed)

The Commonwealth War Graves Commision
are all online now. Its a great place to do some research on your family.

www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp

We did a few years back and visited the graves of all our relatives in Northern France one half term when I was at school.

And if you're really getting into the war thing, may I suggest reading some of the war poets like Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen?

These are a couple of my favourites:
www.web-books.com/Classics/Poetry/Anthology/Sassoon/General.htm
www.warpoetry.co.uk/owen1.html

There is a great collection of War Poetry called Men Who March Away as well which is really well put together! Well worth checking out if your local library has a copy.
( Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Tue 13 May 2008, 23:56, closed)