Local News Article 1944
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One of my cousins in Manchester has, for many years, been working on the family tree on my mothers side.
This week she forwarded a few articles that have recently been made available for the Cheshire area.
Apart from my Mother and Fathers Wedding article in January 44, a couple of others caught my eye for different reasons.
The first, 'Prisoner of War', regarding my Father;
I always wondered how he got back from the Dunkirk area.
I knew he was blowing bridges to slow the Germans down during the retreat but he never mentioned actually arriving in Dunkirk.
He had a lovely story about meeting an old Lady from Brussels at a dinner he was invited to back in the 70's.
She asked if he had ever been to Brussels, to which he replied, "Yes, I blew up all of the Bridges back in 1940".
She was very angry with him for "destroying all of our beautiful bridges", and that, "The Germans had said it was completely unnecessary".
He always had a little
when he told that story.
and the second I found interesting the size of fines imposed for not having or incorrectly adjusted bicycle lights.
Godfrey Halliday was my Grandfather, the naughty man.
Now I see how we funded WW2.
This week she forwarded a few articles that have recently been made available for the Cheshire area.
Apart from my Mother and Fathers Wedding article in January 44, a couple of others caught my eye for different reasons.
The first, 'Prisoner of War', regarding my Father;
I always wondered how he got back from the Dunkirk area.
I knew he was blowing bridges to slow the Germans down during the retreat but he never mentioned actually arriving in Dunkirk.
He had a lovely story about meeting an old Lady from Brussels at a dinner he was invited to back in the 70's.
She asked if he had ever been to Brussels, to which he replied, "Yes, I blew up all of the Bridges back in 1940".
She was very angry with him for "destroying all of our beautiful bridges", and that, "The Germans had said it was completely unnecessary".
He always had a little
when he told that story.and the second I found interesting the size of fines imposed for not having or incorrectly adjusted bicycle lights.
Godfrey Halliday was my Grandfather, the naughty man.
Now I see how we funded WW2.
Edited by so called on Friday 15th May 11:01
Bloody cyclists, always been a menace 
To be fair though, whilst 30s would have been a lot, its not disproportionate to having a Nazi bomb land on you because they saw the light during a blackout. Although that element seems worth of only no additional fine, since slightly higher in the list of fines people were getting 30s for having no lights. Damned if you do, damned if you don't...
To be fair though, whilst 30s would have been a lot, its not disproportionate to having a Nazi bomb land on you because they saw the light during a blackout. Although that element seems worth of only no additional fine, since slightly higher in the list of fines people were getting 30s for having no lights. Damned if you do, damned if you don't...
Jasandjules said:
Your father was a total hero. I hope you are very proud of him.
Yes, very proud, he told some great stories over the years.Its hard to imagine what it was like.
Not a nice one for my mum to receive.
|https://thumbsnap.com/EtdMbdmd[/url]For his 80th birthday, I took him back to Germany.
It was quite emotional trip for him.
I was living in northern Germany at the time.
Dad was seen in the village church yard giving a 'Tommy' salute to the statue to fallen German Soldiers. He became a bit of a legend in the village after that.
Also, in the village pub, I came back from the toilet to hear my dad apologizing to my German mates for shooting at some of their fathers.
To be honest, I thought 30 - £1,50 would have inflated more than £67,- but it still sounds a steep fine.
Maybe they should start implementing it again today and cut local taxes.[url]
so called said:
Yes, very proud, he told some great stories over the years.
Its hard to imagine what it was like.
Not a nice one for my mum to receive.
|https://thumbsnap.com/EtdMbdmd[/url]
For his 80th birthday, I took him back to Germany.
It was quite emotional trip for him.
I was living in northern Germany at the time.
Dad was seen in the village church yard giving a 'Tommy' salute to the statue to fallen German Soldiers. He became a bit of a legend in the village after that.
Also, in the village pub, I came back from the toilet to hear my dad apologizing to my German mates for shooting at some of their fathers.
To be honest, I thought 30 - £1,50 would have inflated more than £67,- but it still sounds a steep fine.
Maybe they should start implementing it again today and cut local taxes.[url]
Did your Dad write down his Arnhem memories ? There are several good F/B Arnhem groups. Worth a look @ them.Its hard to imagine what it was like.
Not a nice one for my mum to receive.
|https://thumbsnap.com/EtdMbdmd[/url]For his 80th birthday, I took him back to Germany.
It was quite emotional trip for him.
I was living in northern Germany at the time.
Dad was seen in the village church yard giving a 'Tommy' salute to the statue to fallen German Soldiers. He became a bit of a legend in the village after that.
Also, in the village pub, I came back from the toilet to hear my dad apologizing to my German mates for shooting at some of their fathers.
To be honest, I thought 30 - £1,50 would have inflated more than £67,- but it still sounds a steep fine.
Maybe they should start implementing it again today and cut local taxes.[url]
neutral 3 said:
Did your Dad write down his Arnhem memories ? There are several good F/B Arnhem groups. Worth a look @ them.
I know he would write a few things down but them stop.One of my brothers made an effort to collect these together when we clearing his house.
I'll have a chat with him.
I've not bothered with FB up to now but maybe its time, thanks.
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