Edward Blanch (posted by Lauren his great granddaughter)

[Lauren Roberts]

I have emailed, may aswell ask. Yeah I know he was in the water for several hours afterwards. Didnt doris health any good he wasnt well after that and died before his time in 1952 from respiratory issues and pneumonia. Feel sad for all the lives lost though in a needless attack.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Lauren.
It wasn't needless it was a war crime to attack a hospital ship, the Japs sank one in the pacific knowing it was one.
Des

[Keith at Tregenna]

Agree Des.

There were so many similar acts some never mention.

Regards, Keith.

[happy daze john in oz]

Des, it was the Japanese that marched nurses to the beach in Singapore and shot them.

But after the war no war crime trials as for the Germans, and if history is correct they committed just as many atrocities as the Germans.
Take a look at Hell Fire pass in Thailand to see just how barbaric they were.

[cappy]

Des, it was the Japanese that marched nurses to the beach in Singapore and shot them.

But after the war no war crime trials as for the Germans, and if history is correct they committed just as many atrocities as the Germans.
Take a look at Hell Fire pass in Thailand to see just how barbaric they were.

many atrocoties occur in war ....our own folk are capable of such .....it is war ...but at least our nation has not turned a blind eye.....i have heard of a italian woman who threw her rubbiish plus into a well very deep as some soldiers desperate for water were pulling the bucket up ...she was thrown down the well afterwards

[Keith at Tregenna]

I have emailed, may aswell ask. Yeah I know he was in the water for several hours afterwards. Didnt doris health any good he wasnt well after that and died before his time in 1952 from respiratory issues and pneumonia. Feel sad for all the lives lost though in a needless attack.

Please keep us posted with any results - new info etc.

Regards, Keith.

[Lauren Roberts]

Will do, on a separate note does anyone know whether I am able to locate records about the reformatory ship hms Cornwall based at purfleet and then later tilbury? This is where he started you see, he had a very difficult early life and so became a bit of a teenage tearaway. He ended up in court several times and was eventually sent to Serve there as a punishment. I know many boys who served on it ended up in the merchant or royal navy.

[Doc Vernon]

This is just for interest , and shows there are as yet no records for the Boys of that Ship
??
Cheers

http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/TSC...l/?LMCL=dEd4dy

[Keith at Tregenna]

Will do, on a separate note does anyone know whether I am able to locate records about the reformatory ship hms Cornwall based at purfleet and then later tilbury? This is where he started you see, he had a very difficult early life and so became a bit of a teenage tearaway. He ended up in court several times and was eventually sent to Serve there as a punishment. I know many boys who served on it ended up in the merchant or royal navy.

Doc has replied on this, just adding interested myself and will be taking a look, if I come up with anything that may be of interest here I will add.

K.

[Lauren Roberts]

Thank you although I've just thought I probably should have started a new thread..