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It's worth a try, Irene, as you may have better luck than I did, my time being limited today :)

I took a look at the Newspaper Archives, Irene, but found nothing about your uncle, sadly. Neither British Newspaper Archives nor Find My Past (which has the Lancashire Evening Post and the Burnley Express from the 1920s and 30s) showed any news of the unfortunate man. Sorry, but I tried :)

Thank you Dave and Retlaw - I guess he doesn't know as much as he thinks, Hahhah.

Very interesting :) I showed this photo to Himself (who hunted bear before he met me and was also in the militia here in Canada) and he thinks the top one is a dum/dum (whoever had it cut the bullet in half, not all the way through, so that when it hit, it would shatter and be devastating). The...

Welcome :)

A great loss. A true artist and poet, and a gentle man. I didn't know much about him until I met my future husband back in 1989 and he intoduced me to the Cohen song "I'm your man." Many songs later, and I'm still enamoured (with both hubby and Cohen). I was fortunate to see Leonard perform at...

I sent you a private message, Joan :)

Hi Joan, I remember your name now, and the other girls that you mention. It would be nice to know where we all ended up :)

Welcome Billy - I hope you enjoy AccyWeb :)

Welcome :). I hope you find what you're looking for.

Congrats Willow the Wisp! I know how hard it is to go back to school as an adult - I did it at age 45. I found that I appreciated being educated a lot more than the first go around, although I detested exams and essays even more! :D

Welcome to the forum :)

Welcome :)

Welcome :). It took me a while to find my way around as well.

Welcome and good luck with your searches :)