MN Graves inTimbuctoo.

[Fouro]

Every member should read this very interesting post.
Click html to do so.

https://www.academia.edu/32886289/Th...s_in_Timbuctoo

Regards from,
Fouro.

[cappy]

the reparations by the french were kept by the labour government and never distributed to captain dobeson or other members what an absolute disgrace....how was this allowed to happen .....where were the protectors of these seamen ....as stated i sailed with captain dobeson in 61 when he was chief officer.....he was a ist class seaman but sadly ...and im not suprised .....was taken with alcohol .....i hope he found some peace ..in his later life ....i surely did not know of his past in captivity at that time ...which would surely have changed my views ....a much chastened cappy

[Captain Kong]

I campaigned for years over this.
The Labour Government confiscating the Money paid to them for the widows, survivors and children of the Seamen who were PoW of the French.
I wrote to several Labour MPs but NOT ONE ANSWERED
including , Miliband, Corbin, and many others Not one answered.
each one received eight emails.
How low can they get??

[Keith Tindell]

Thanks for that post Fouro, what a disgrace for the labour party, and a shock to read that account, perhaps it would be better sent to someone in the conservative party, they could possibly get some info on it. As Brian says, no one in the Labour party will acknowledge it, kt

[Denis O'Shea]

Brian they are politicians they could get under a snakes belly with a top hat on. Den

[Captain Kong]

and on stilts,.
#
Cheers
Brian

[cappy]

keith i dont know if it would be suitable for our members to put a petition to the government .....perhaps doc would know if that is allowable on our site.....perhaps he could ask brian ......i do think most on the site would support it ......but i would fully understand if this was to political for brians site......just a thought cappy

[vic mcclymont]

#4, when this was raised a few years ago, I wrote to our local Conservative MP, she promised action, no response.
Vic

[Tony Taylor]

keith i dont know if it would be suitable for our members to put a petition to the government .....perhaps doc would know if that is allowable on our site.....perhaps he could ask brian ......i do think most on the site would support it ......but i would fully understand if this was to political for brians site......just a thought cappy

Well, if it is possible for certain people in this country to hark back hundreds of years to find reasons to whinge about, carry out insane attacks on historical events and have those hypocrites stand up in the house and support them (in most cases), then I see no reason why we should not pressure them on something still in living memory.

[Fouro]

Some info about the two lone souls buried in Timbuctoo. What a horrible miserable place
to end up in.
Chief Engineer William Soutter came from Aberdeen and AB John Turnbull Graham came from North Shields.

Fouro.