As this is Armistice Day please feel free to pay tribute to all of your ancestors who served and sacrificed so much. Even those who survived were never the same afterwards *If you are replying to this please remove the 'ADMIN' from the subject line* thanks Here are mine: Sgt John CARNEY DCM, 2nd East Yorks died 15th January 1918 from battle wounds sustained WW1 (buried in Litherland cemetery) Sgt Thomas Patrick CARNEY DCM (2) MSM 2nd East Yorks, survived WW1 and their three brothers that I've yet to trace, fate unknown My dad Norman MATTHEWS from Birkenhead, gunner Royal Marines WW2, volunteered age 19, survived but was never the same. His hair turned white during service and he came home from Burma a broken man and skeletal. Never talked about his wartime service My uncle Fred GARVEY RAF WW2, survived, just! He was home on leave when the family home on Bootle took a direct hit during the blitz of Liverpool. He was asleep upstairs and woke up to find himself downstairs!! Caryl Admin ENG-MERSEYSIDE-L BIRKENHEAD-L

Hi, Today I pay tribute to: My grandfather, Ernest Hollingworth, born in Lancashire, who served in the 28th North West Battalion, Canadian Army, and saw action at Hill 70, Passehendaele, and Vimy Ridge. He returned to his family in Edmonton, Alberta. His brothers-in-law and my great-uncles: John Farrell, with the Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment), who died September 16, 1916, Vimy Ridge, and his brother William Farrell who also served with the Canadian Forces, and returned to marry and raise a family in Stratford, Ontario. These two men were born in Birkenhead. My great-uncle, Frederick Ross of Portsoy, Scotland, able seaman with the Royal Navy, who died August 15, 1814 of injuries received during the campaigns in Gallipoli and Salonika, and is buried in Malta. My uncle Thomas Southern Hollingworth, born in Birkenhead, who served during WWII with the Canadian Navy, and returned to his family in Edmonton, Alberta. My aunt, Peggy Ross, who enlisted in 1941 with the RCAF and told many interesting stories of escorting English war-brides to their new homes in Canada! My uncle, Walter Aime Moore, who served with the RAF in 1939, and told many interesting stories of training the Free French on Tiger Moths. There are so many others: my tribute to them all. Gay, In Canada

----- Original Message ----- From: <Cpwill5@aol.com> To: <ENG-MERSEYSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 11:43 AM Subject: [ENG-MERSEY] ADMIN: Armistice day. We will remember them > As this is Armistice Day please feel free to pay tribute to all of your > ancestors who served and sacrificed so much. Even those who survived were never > the same afterwards > *If you are replying to this please remove the 'ADMIN' from the subject > line* thanks > > Here are mine: > > Sgt John CARNEY DCM, 2nd East Yorks died 15th January 1918 from battle > wounds sustained WW1 (buried in Litherland cemetery) > > Sgt Thomas Patrick CARNEY DCM (2) MSM 2nd East Yorks, survived WW1 > > and their three brothers that I've yet to trace, fate unknown > > My dad Norman MATTHEWS from Birkenhead, gunner Royal Marines WW2, > volunteered age 19, survived but was never the same. His hair turned white during > service and he came home from Burma a broken man and skeletal. Never talked about > his wartime service > > My uncle Fred GARVEY RAF WW2, survived, just! He was home on leave when the > family home on Bootle took a direct hit during the blitz of Liverpool. He was > asleep upstairs and woke up to find himself downstairs!! > > Caryl > Admin ENG-MERSEYSIDE-L > BIRKENHEAD-L > > > ==== ENG-MERSEYSIDE Mailing List ==== > <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/ENG-MERSEYSIDE.html ">ENG-MERSEYSIDE-L List netiquette</A> > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >