The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Tag Archives: Palestine
Travel Challenge – The Results
You kindly followed me through ten days of travel pictures, guessing where each one might be. I thought I’d put you out of your collective miseries/make you punch the air with a ‘Yes, I was right’ with a follow up. … Continue reading
Posted in miscellany, travel
Tagged Dad's letters, memories, Palestine, South Beach Miami, travel
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My Father: Reluctant Soldier #lettersfrompalestine #1946
In January 1946, having just turned 19, my father was dispatched to Palestine as part of the peace keeping force mandated by the League of Nations and soon to be remandated by the newly formed United Nations to try and … Continue reading
Posted in dad's letters, memories, miscellany, Palestine, paratrooper
Tagged 1946, dad's letters, Palestine, Paratrooper
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A Little Bit Of Spring Romance
On the 23rd March 1952 my parents married in Twickenham. It had taken them eight years from their first date to reach that point. But their meeting has always struck me as the most romantic thing about them and as … Continue reading
Posted in family, miscellany
Tagged ATS, family, memories, Palestine, Parachute regiment, war
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Dad’s Letters from Palestine – May to August 1947
It has been a long time since I posted about my father’s time in Palestine after WW2. Here is the link to the tab above where the latest letters are copied. A lot has happened both for me … Continue reading
Posted in miscellany, Palestine
Tagged calipate, Dad's letters, ISIS, Israel, Jewish homeland, Palestine, Zion, Zionism
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Dad’s letters from Palestine February, March and April 1947
It has been a while since I posted a set of my father’s letters from Palestine. The latest set can be found here. I have been watching the turmoil in the Middle East just now. The awful acts of horror … Continue reading
Posted in dad's letters, memoires, miscellany, Palestine, paratrooper
Tagged Dad's letters, Dov Gruner, Harry Truman, Iron Curtain, ISIL, Israeil, Mandate, Palestine, WW2
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Dad’s letters from Palestine – November, December 1946 and January 1947
It’s been a few weeks since I posted the last selection of my father’s letters from Palestine. Here are the latest set. Since then some sort of peace has broken out in Gaza between Hamas and Israel and the more vituperative … Continue reading
Posted in dad's letters, Palestine, paratrooper, politics
Tagged Arabs, balfour declaration, British Mandate, Jews, Palestine
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Dad’s letters to Palestine- July and August 1946
We are back in Palestine as the summer heat builds to a crescendo. I’ve posted some more letters and the poem I copied last time. However here we also have Dad’s explanation for writing it. Since starting on these posts … Continue reading
Posted in dad's letters, miscellany, Palestine, paratrooper, politics
Tagged Atlee, British Mandate, Chaim Weizmann, Churchill, Haganah, Harry Truman, Irgun Zwei Lumi, Lehi, Palestine
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Dad’s letters from Palestine May/June 1946
I’ve pasted another set of letters, as Dad settles into guard duty and the inevitable ennui and excitement of his time in the Middle East. It’s getting hotter in every sense. To begin it is a snake hunt that engrosses … Continue reading
Posted in dad's letters, miscellany, paratrooper, poems, poetry, politics
Tagged balfour declaration, Haganah, Israel, McMahon letter, Nathanya, Palestine
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Dad’s letters from Palestine – April to May 1946
14908385 Pte Desmond Le Pard of A Coy, 17th Battalion Parachute Regiment, M.E.F. is now in Palestine. He’s never been abroad before and, at not quite 20, is wide eyed and restless. His training has prepared him for an assault, first … Continue reading
Posted in dad's letters, miscellany
Tagged British Protectorate 1946-7, Dad's letters, Hagannah, King David Hotel, Palestine, Paratroops, Stern Gang
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