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Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
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Tag Archives: Parachute regiment
My Father’s Pride #memories #poetry #parachuteregiment
In June 1945 my father was 18. He wrote the letter below to my mother, his then girlfriend with momentous news. He had undertaken his first parachute jump preparatory to being admitted as a member of the Parachute Regiment. He … Continue reading
Posted in memories, miscellany
Tagged 1945, father, memories, Parachute regiment, Paratrooper, poem, poetry, WW2
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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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