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Started by Tony_H in Ski Chatter - 131 Replies

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Trencher
reply to 'Favourite current tv programmes' posted Sep-2009

AllyG wrote:

I have read the book 'All quiet on the Western Front' several times, plus seen the film, and it's all quite appalling. I have always been a pacifist.
Ally


"A night in Lisbon" is my favorite EMR book. For me, it's more powerful than AQOTWF.

Trencher
because I'm so inclined .....

Ian Wickham
reply to 'Favourite current tv programmes' posted Sep-2009

AllyG wrote:I lost 3 great-uncles in WW1. One at Gallipoli, one somewhere in France, and one became a permanent invalid with shell-shock.

If you like reading something slightly bulkier— how about Tolstoy's War and Peace? I have a copy here if anyone wants to read it, plus de Gaulle's war memoirs and several other war-like historical books.

I have read the book 'All quiet on the Western Front' several times, plus seen the film, and it's all quite appalling. I have always been a pacifist.

Ian, I pay a yearly subscription to Ancestry, to help me with my historical/family research, so if you want me to find out something for you, just ask.

Ally


I have done my research through the War graves commission web site that is how I tracked down Great Uncle number 1, which I may add is a fantastic site, but as I have said previously the lack of information on Great Uncle number 2 only having a surname and that he died at the Battle of the Somme has not brought up any links on the WGC sit, at a bit of a dead end, excuse the pun.
www  http://www.caveholidaysandalucia.co.uk

AllyG
reply to 'Favourite current tv programmes' posted Sep-2009

Ian,
That's why I suggested Ancestry. Depending on whether he had a 'common' surname or not, you can search without a Christian name through the births register on the internet. The more information you have the better - like approx year of birth, country and county of birth. You could also search their death register, and match it with the war graves records. It might take a while, but I'm sure you could find it.

Ally

AllyG
reply to 'Favourite current tv programmes' posted Sep-2009

Ian,
I forgot to say, if you don't know where your mystery great-uncle was born, you could buy the birth certificate (around £8 from the office of national statistics on-line) of the great-uncle you do know about and hope they were born in the same place. And if you can't find him on-line you could either go and look at the actual baptism parish registers for wherever it is, or pay someone else to go and look.

I have done a great deal of family history research myself and there is usually another way of getting around these things.

Ally

Ian Wickham
reply to 'Favourite current tv programmes' posted Sep-2009

Thanks Ally 8)
www  http://www.caveholidaysandalucia.co.uk

Caron-a
reply to 'Favourite current tv programmes' posted Sep-2009

snowb4ndit wrote:I keep watching this American news report:-


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwfe5lH1n9Q


It's so funny, i posted it in another thread but I'm not sure anyone noticed it!


I noticed it. Absolutely classic :lol:
My youngest was also very enthusiastic about Ellestine's myth busters

Dave Mac
reply to 'Favourite current tv programmes' posted Sep-2009

snowb4ndit wrote:I keep watching this American news report:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwfe5lH1n9Q
It's so funny, i posted it in another thread but I'm not sure anyone noticed it!


Yes, I had watched it, good one. "Stoned teacher" was sad, but that lead you to the "stoned weather forecaster" ~ worse than watching Elvis's last performance. :evil:

Eggman
reply to 'Favourite current tv programmes' posted Sep-2009

I find Shooting Stars vey funny but don't know why! Doc Martin a man after my own heart.
Ready? I was born ready.

Topic last updated on 04-October-2009 at 22:05