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Please could you help me find my dad's service number
he was in the merchant navy and travelled a lot he loved being at sea,
he said they were the best days of his life ,sadly I lost my dad April 23 , his funeral is Thurs 19
and I'm just hoping to find this number to add on thr funeral service sheet,
any help would be gratefully received.
siobhanmingay@gmail.com
Many thanks.
Siobhan Mingay
(Daughter)
Royston Grange’ on the 11th May 1972, all hands were lost when the ship was in collision with the tanker ‘Tien Chee’.
A memorial service on the 11th May at 2pm at All Hallows By The Tower, London at 2pm.
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3rd November 2020, 01:02 PM
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Pals of used to be
PALS OF USED TO BE
Where are they now,
The friend or that pal,
That slogged through the mud by your side.
Where are they now,
The friend or that pal,
Who's voice down the trenches once cried,
I saw some of them resting,
The friend or that pal,
Just off of the road in a field.
I saw some of them resting,
That friend or that pal,
Set aside the sword and their shield.
I thought that I saw them,
The friend and the pal,
All weary and clean out of breath.
I thought that I saw them,
The friend and the pal,
In the empty ditches of death.
I heard some of them singing.
The friend and the pal,
The songs they once sang so well.
I heard some of them singing,
The friend and the pal,
Long silenced by chorus of shell.
I saw some of them sleeping,
The friend and the pal,
I wonder just what is their dream.
I saw some of them sleeping,
The friend and the pal,
Their blanket a carpet of green.
I know they're still with us,
The friend and the pal.
Though resting in lands far away,
I know they're still with us,
The friend and the pal,
Not just on Remembrance Day.
Ian Adrian Millar
In remembrance of family and those who served in the Great War of 1914-18.
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3rd November 2020, 08:25 PM
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Re: Pals of used to be
Another, inspiring and thought provoking writing,
relevant to Remembrance Time .
K.
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