Derbyshire Times - War Heroes

[Old Cruser]

Quite agree. I'm sitting here looking at my Grandad's three medals from WW1 and my Dad's seven from WW2 and the Korean War. Heroes in my eyes, both of them.

Weren't they just Dave, brave men all of them

[poppy]

Sorry for the confusion Fly. When we went to look it seemed as if the bottom half of the building was derelict. We thought that perhaps they had "added on " and moved in there. If the memorial wasn't put up until 2005 that would explain why it looked so new and why we thought it was a replacement for an earlier one. Typically they were installed early 1920's as you would expect. Good that it got put up eventually though. 

[Fly]

Nothing to be sorry for 
Should be getting a photo tomorrow, and one of Bolsover Cenotaph.
Tried google maps but the memorial is unreadable 

[Fly]

Respect 

[Old Cruser]

Much better Fly
Brave men!

 @ Dave what medals have you got - you also must be very proud

I remember my dad had some in a photo frame but don't know what they were or where they went 

I have in my posession a box with documents - some are in the time of the war.
One actually reads as if my grandfathers parents tried to get him out of the regiment ( I believe he got in under false pretences as some did- it was refused as by then grandfather was 19 and half

I will post one or two on here during next week

[Old Cruser]

I am busy uploading many papers of letters regarding my grandfather in the war.

I was always told that when he enlisted he lied about his age.
Some of the paper work is from his regiment obviously in reply to my grandfathers parents who it appeared were trying to get him discharged because of his age!

Grandfather was born in 1898.
On his discharge certificate ( I have it but it's a bit faint in parts so I don't think it will be clear on here ) it states his DOB as 1896!
The little Tinker!!

I wonder how many more did the same as he did?

[Pete]

Here ya go

[Old Cruser]

Thanks Pete your a star 

[Stuart]

I wonder how many more did the same as he did?

An old Chesterfield footballer named Charlie Bunyan knocked six years off his age in order to get in! It is quite chilling to read the letter, with its apparent indifference of army authorities towards having under-age kids lining up to be shot at.

[Old Cruser]

Probably once they were in they were needed too much Stuart. Six years is an awful lot wouldn't one think they would have known?

My grandfathers story with pictures is in this weeks Derbyshire Times.

[Fly]

Finally got round to photoing the Cenotaph in Bolsover. Yes, there's a spelling mistake on it.

[Fly]

Found this.

[Old Cruser]

Always makes me sad to see photo's like that Fly.
Hard times, brave people.
Disappointed that there were no more stories about our local heroes there has to be many more.

[Fly]

I didn't send this story to the DT Pam, perhaps they might have run something if I had.
I say perhaps, me and Pete were talking the other day, just how many reporters do the DT have ?
They rely on people sending them stories that they can publish. Based on the DT's views.
Apart from 'needing' to see the obituaries, I wouldn't buy it.
I know 'needing' sounds a bit 'big', but I spend 99% of my time in Chesterfield, I live in Bolsover.
I need to know what's happening in the area. Sadly, the DT is becoming a waste of time IMHO

Thankfully, the members of this forum keep lots of things up to date for me. ;-)
 

[Old Cruser]

Also I am supposing many will no longer have the paper work/photo's after all these years.