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On 21/03/2015 19:53, Byker wrote:
> "john szalay" wrote in message
> news:XnsA4647C4C0ECE7johnszalayattnet@216.166.97.131...
>>
>> Likewise, my battery first sergeant wore glider wings as did our Div Arty
>> Sgt major..
>
> I wonder what the troops back then though about gliders being made by
> casket
> manufacturers:
>
> http://www3.gendisasters.com/missouri/7216/st-louis-mo-glider-crash-kills-ten-aug-1943
>
Here's an article about the first Arnhem casualties at a site not far
from where I live.:
http://www.paradata.org.uk/content/double-hills-market-garden-memorial
As it states in the article: "At the site are a couple of statues: "The
sculptures were made by former Sapper Roy Cleeves.".
Roy, or Royston to be correct, I knew well and his brother was a good
drinking buddy of mine for many a year.
Interestingly, the first statue was first placed in a graveyard in the
town of Nailsea where Royston lived, but a group of residents objected
to it, claiming that it would frighten the children and it was then
removed to Double Hills.
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