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Post by eluned on Nov 6, 2009 11:52:14 GMT
Ancestry has recently completed the update of it's online Service Records. I had been waiting a long time to check W but am extremely happy to say I found my grandfather (no known connection to Wales whatsoever but wanted to say I am over the moon)
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Post by ago on Dec 17, 2009 20:05:28 GMT
hello,im a new member (great site) I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A STORY OF A WALK I HAD LAST YEAR ON MINERA MOUNTAIN,I WAS WALKING BY THE OLD QUARRY AND STOPPED TO VIEW THE AREA OVER BWLCHGWYN,WHEN I CAME ACROSS A PIECE OF METEL THINKING IT WAS A BIT OF SHRAPNEL OF A BOME,I DID A QUICK CLEAN AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE ALLOY,I PUT IT IN MY POCKET AND CARRIED ON WALKING,WHEN I ARRIVED HOME(RHOS)I CLEANED IT WITH SOAPY WATER AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A NUMBER ON ONE SIDE,THINKING IT MIGHT BE A PIECE OF AIRCRAFT I CONTACTED A FRIEND WHO IS INTO AIRCRAFT CRASHES WW2,HE PHONED ME A WEEK LATER AND HE HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND CAME TO A CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS A CRASHED AIRCRAFT,AND SAID ITS A PIECE OF FUSELAGE OFF A FAIREY FULMAR SIMULAR TO A SPITFIRE,IT CRASHED IN WW2 IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE 5.2.1941 PILOT KILLED ON IMPACT (R.I.P.),WE WENT BACK THAT SUMMER AND FOUND THE IMPACT POINT IT WAS CAPABLE OF 3 TO 400 MPH,I PUT THE PIECE INTO THE IMPACT SCAR AND FOUND SMALLER PIECES,PILOTS NAME S BURDEN.DOES ANYONE KNOW MORE OF THIS. THANKS
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Post by eluned on Dec 17, 2009 22:12:15 GMT
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Post by ago on Dec 18, 2009 12:49:53 GMT
thank you eluned, im new to this game and no doubt will make mistakes,still learning.by the way the stone cross story is wrong,will do some reasearch and post later, again Thank you.
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Post by eluned on Dec 18, 2009 13:22:38 GMT
No problem ago, we are all new once upon a time. eluned
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