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Originally Posted by jamesicus
Greetings Accrington Web denizens!
My goodness, it has been several years since I last contributed here - I am glad to see this thread is still alive. I am afraid some of the images and links have disappeared from some postings - the infamous "link rot" you know. I will try to resurrect some of them.
I am now 83 years old and my WWII memories are dimming more and more but I will contribute some more tid-bits if there is any interest. I have unearthed additional information as a result of (now just a few I am afraid) relatives and friends digging up their old memories and sometimes memorabilia - but authentication of information is sometimes difficult - our memories often play tricks on us. On several occasions in the past I have had to correct postings as new or conflicting information came to light. I will keep trying to present accurate information and avoid "old war stories".
James
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Welcome back - only last night I was browsing through your earlier postings and found them quite enthralling. The details you provided reminded of a couple of incidents that I have vague childhood memories of. One of quite extraordinary clarity was seeing the southern sky as bright as day even though I had been put to bed- it was Manchester burning.
In later years I accompanied my Mother to meet her cousin on his release from hospital having been a prisoner of the Japs after being captured in Java - he was mentioned in "The Naked Island".
As you mentioned, it is a great pity that the photographs are now missing.
Please continue with your posts, you bring so much to this site.