Mothering Sunday tomorrow. My Mum died in May 1999 just three weeks after her 83rd birthday. Seems such a long time ago now, she never made it into this century.
Over the last couple of weeks I've also been thinking about my father who died aged 45 in 1955 when I was just five years old. I decided finally to see if I could find out about his second World War service records.
Initial details were found on line. I know he spent the first couple of years of the war in the Home Guard before he was finally called up. I was told he was sent up to Scotland. I know he was a cook. His profession was Baker and Confectioner before and after the war.
I've now applied to see his service records. What I do know is that he was in the Royal Army Service Corps and he was finally discharged in Germany in March 1946. I would just like to know where in the world he was stationed before then.
There is an entry on Thursday 18th July in Mum's diary for that year which just says 'Harry came home'.
On 14th March 2005 I started this blog. Twenty one years. Perhaps this is far too long. I'm thankful for everyone who has visited me here, left comments and become blogging friends.
Best wishes to you all.
You were very young to lose your Dad. Mum died in 1977 aged 47 and Dad lived until 2022 dying at the ripe age of 92. I still miss them both, but have my lovely OH, daughter, granddaughter and foster Baby C. Xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Gill. Your Mum was young and you will think of her today. I did have a good step-father growing up and he lived into his nineties. I hope you have a lovely day today with your family:)
DeleteMy Mum also died in May 1999 she was just 72 but had many years of illness and problems before that.
ReplyDeleteWell done on 21 years of blogging! I have 8 years to go to get to that amazing number.
Thank you Sue, you will be remembering your Mum today but I hope you will also be enjoying today with your children and grandchildren. The years have gone by so quickly since I published that first post wondering what on earth I was doing but it was okay:)
DeleteCongratulations on the anniversary. The blog is a wonderful record of your life. Hope you manage to fill in the gaps about your dad. It is something I’ve been meaning to do too. B x
ReplyDeleteThank you B. I would love to know where Dad was sent and why he was late being discharged. Of course he wasn't around to ask and I never thought to ask mum:)
Delete21 years of blogging is an amazing achievement! Well done. I'll have managed 10 years at the end of the month. X
ReplyDeleteThank you Jules, the years have gone by so quickly. I never thought when I began that the idea and enjoyment of blogging would last so long:)
DeleteWhat wonderful photos, all so clear and focused. I expect your Mother would have been looking forward to the Millennium, it's a pity she didn't quite make it. It will be so interesting to see your Father's Service Records and finally find out where he travelled too. Such challenging times, your Mother must have found it hard not having him around. 😊 Happy 21st, hears to the next 21. 🌟
ReplyDeleteThank you CK, mum was a bit nervous of it all she kept saying 'I'm fed up of hearing about Millennium' I wonder if deep down she knew she wouldn't see it. I'm looking forward to finding out more about the service records:)
DeleteCongratulations on 12 years of blogging and I look forward to many more years of your lovely blog. I hope you can find out more information about your Dad. I know my Dad was in the navy and we have a couple of albums with photos of him and places they visited. He also kept a journal but only for a very short time.
ReplyDeleteThank you Caroline, I keep thinking I'll stop but I do enjoy taking photos and recording visits on here so I'll carry on for a while longer. It's good that you have so much information about your Dad's service in the Navy. Take care:)
DeleteLovely memories of your mum and dad.. my mother died when I was 2, and so I never knew her.
ReplyDeleteThank you Chris. How sad to loose your Mum at only two, you would have no memories of her at all. As I was five when we lost my father I do have a few memories of him, usually of him playing with me or of dancing whilst standing on his feet:)
DeleteThese photos are lovely memories of your parents. I do hope you can discover where your father was stationed and more about his war service. It would fill in some gaps for you.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your blogging anniversary.
Thank you Lorrie. I'm glad to have the photos of both Mum and Dad as I have very few memories of my father. I'm hoping to find out more about his wartime years:)
DeleteLovely photos of your Mum and Dad Rosie. My maternal grandfather was a cook in the army in WW2. My Mum has all his old handwritten log of army meals in her loft. I hope you find out more about your Dad's army years. Congratulations on over two decades of blogging! x
ReplyDeleteThank you Simone. How wonderful to have all that information about your grandfather. He must sometimes have had challenges in both sourcing and cooking food for the troops in difficult circumstances wherever he was stationed. Important job too as the saying 'an army marches on its stomach' implies. It sounds like a fascinating record:)
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