a post for Remembrance Sunday by quietpurplehaze

a post for Remembrance Sunday

- May and Bert's wartime wedding took place in March 1941; already conscripted, he wore his uniform on the day

- 4 months later he sailed on the New Zealand troopship, the Rangitiki, to the Middle East

- May became a 'land girl' working in the Women's Land Army on farms in her native Suffolk

- it must have been a difficult time for her after Bert's capture at Tobruk in 1942: she waited 6 weeks for the news that he was alive and 'safe' in a PoW camp

- she used to send him photos of herself which took months to reach him

- in early May 1945, Bert escaped from the column of prisoners being marched away from the PoW camps; after an eventful 3 weeks, he was released as a PoW by the Third U.S. Army and began his journey from Pilsen home to England via France

- Bert came home to May and their cottage in Paper Mill Lane in the village of Claydon, Suffolk on May 25th, 1945; he even recorded the time, 4.30 p.m., in his diary which he had kept throughout his wartime service, including 3 years as a PoW

I like to remember, on that day, at that time, to raise a glass of something good.............

It has been my great good fortune to meet Ian Douglas who has self-published his own books. We worked together to realise publication of my father's diaries, a long-held and unfulfilled ambition of my dad himself.

My modest royalties will be donated to the Red Cross without whose food parcels my father felt many of the prisoners would not have survived.


AMAZON: in paperback/kindle


https://www.flickr.com/photos/150442566@N07/49039358607/in/dateposted-public/
Bep
This is a wonderful post for Remembrance Sunday. We always watch BBC that day.
November 9th, 2019  
Beautifully compiled and presented, what a lovely heart warming family story Hazel, Fav:)
November 9th, 2019  
Wonderful photo and story.
November 9th, 2019  
Just talking to my hubby about your book. He found it so moving. Lovely post.
November 9th, 2019  
Wonderful photo & story.
November 9th, 2019  
Awesome collage
November 9th, 2019  
Such a wonderful heartwarming and poignant story. The world needs more Angels like you.
November 9th, 2019  
Wonderful collage :)
November 10th, 2019  
A lovely post and snippets from your Dads diary it is wonderful for you to know his and your Mothers story especially at these special moments.
November 10th, 2019  
Very nice for Vet’s Day weekend.
November 10th, 2019  
So important for you to remember your Dad today and all other servicemen and women who served during the wars.
November 10th, 2019  
Beautifully done Hazel :)
November 10th, 2019  
Great collage and poignant story.
November 10th, 2019  
Beautifully presented haze
November 11th, 2019  
Hazel this is terrific! Well done! Fav
November 13th, 2019  
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.