In amongst all the horror stories about families losing fathers, brothers and sons I realise how lucky my great grandparents were. They had ten children, of whom I know one was a piper and stretcherbearer in the Royal Scots, one was in the Royal Scots Greys and my grandad was on a destroyer at the Battle of Jutland: everyone came home.
Wonder if any made it to 1919?
ReplyDeleteIn amongst all the horror stories about families losing fathers, brothers and sons I realise how lucky my great grandparents were. They had ten children, of whom I know one was a piper and stretcherbearer in the Royal Scots, one was in the Royal Scots Greys and my grandad was on a destroyer at the Battle of Jutland: everyone came home.
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ReplyDeleteAnd their ghosts can be heard as they march by the billibong
Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me?
AMEN!
Great song, got it on my phone.
DeleteBoth my Grandfathers were in the Drop-Shorts in WW1. Paternal in Australian and Maternal in British. Both came back, but not the full quid.
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