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Only in the bedroom ;-)

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Turns out not Uncle but Great Grandad.

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OK. Couple more Photographs I have found of Ernest if you want to use them. First pix he is on the left. Second picture on the right, Knightstone HArbour meeting HRH Duke of Kent, he was in the lifeboats at Weston Super mAre. last pix shows ernest with my Granddad on his lap. Note the dress..poor.

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What do I have to do ?

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I’m fed up with people pointing out all the mistakes in my poetry so I’ve written them this poem; it’s called ‘Pedant’s’.

Pedant’s
 
Foot soldiers in the War on Error,
They’re here to save us from ourselves,
With Fowler’s Modern English Usage
(first edition, nineteen twelve).
 
They scrutinise each word we write
For typos, gaffes, et cetera,
Correcting all the dumb mistakes
To make our grammar betterer.
 
They sigh and tut and tell us off
For the rules we have forsaken
And chart this nation’s steep decline
By the care we should of taken.
 
Custodians of the King’s English,
They merely serve to keep it pure
And restrict, they hope, the ignorant
To three mistakes or less.
 
And in doing so, they hold no fear
they will deprive a thing of life:
for it’s not important what is said,
what matters is that its right.
 

Brian Bilton
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The family thinks he was in South Africa..then left army. Invited to rejoin when WW1 start or spend some time at the Kings pleasure ;-). But thats just family chatter. Medals were probably pawned and then scrapped. Died at Hill 60, 1915.

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Thanks for that. I wonder if they are still out there???. On another note, my Great Grandfather on my Dad's side died in WW1. He was in the Glosters. I saw his medals once star, bwm and VM. But some say he might of been in the Boar War and those are missing. How do I find out ?

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Of course :-) No worries. I might be able to find a photograph of him as well. Do you have the ability to search medal records ? Nothing major, just did he have any others. :-)

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@jutlandremembered.bsky.social Just found this old medal that was my Great Great Uncles. Turns out he was at Jutland like many others. Dont know if he had any more medals, I guess the BWM an VM are missing in action

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Jews Ear Auricularia auricula-judae

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Severn Beach
@severnbeach.bsky.social
Archer, Artist, Mountain Biker and Dolphin Trainer.
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