In reference to 'Dead Man's Pennies" we have to keep in mind that the original glorious promises of "one to the family for each man who fell' was in fact a goal NEVER reached. The British Government ran out of enthusiasm, money and will all at about the same time and thousands of families missed out. Hey, why not? The war is over, they are dead so they really don't matter (they don't vote) and we can look to the future with confidence. The families might not want them anyway and if they do, they won't know that they are not going to receive one until AFTER the next election. The more things change the more they stay the same? Cheers, Ted Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Barraclough" <kapana@netspace.net.au> To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 8:57 PM Subject: Admin and Thanks > Good Evening All, > > Having just returned home from a long day out, and it being raining > in Victoria, I have had a bad hair day. Me on a bad hair day is a > serious matter on any list I administer. > > That being the case, I have given the original poster on the subject > of loaned photographs my views offlist, which is where I prefer > matters such a this to go. > > Therefore, I think we can leave this matter to rest there. > > But it does give me an opportunity to say "Thank You" to all who > provided information about Mother's Badges. There doesn't seem to be > one held in the family, and no-one seems to have the Dead Man's > Pennies for the three men killed in action. I suspect there was so > much sadness about the scale of the loss, that all such "souvenirs" > were rejected. I do know that one younger brother immediately removed > the plaque naming the woman from society who unveiled the war > memorial with his brother's names on it - and it was only found fifty > years later in the bottom of his water tank. > > Asked at the time about it (by a WWII veteran, who knew the story), > he just said "Well, if some society biddy came out to get her name on > the memorial to your brothers, what would you do?". The matter was left there. > > (For those who weren't following this thread, at that time he had > lost three brothers in the war, one having just turned seventeen) > > Thanks again > > Linda > > > At 02:44 PM 6/04/2006 +1000, it was written: > > >With all respect, I would suggest that the > >AUS-MILITARY Mailing List is not > >considered the correct medium to display a > >sour grapes attitude over the non return > >of a loaned photograph, original or > >otherwise! > > ______________________________