A few thoughts about the late The Rt Hon. Sir Edward Heath KG He supported the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War against Fascist Franco He supported the anti-appeasement candidate in a 1938 by-election He came from a working class background - his father was a carpenter and his mother a lady's maid. He rose to the rank of Lt Col in WWll in the HAC receiving the military MBE and was mentioned in dispatches, fighting in France, Belgium and Holland. He sacked Powell after his "rivers of blood" speech He won the 1969 Sydney to Hobart race, captained Britain's 1971 Admiral's Cup team and was part of the 1980 Sardinia Cup Team He was the first "elected" leader of Tory party He conducted the LSO and other prestigious orchestras As to the matter of the European Union. His application was not Britain's first, it was the third application to join. The two previous applications, by McMillan and Wilson in 1963 and 1967, to join being rejected by Europe largely as a result of De Gaulle's opposition. A subsequent Labour government held a referendum which endorsed the decision to join. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "894moo-poo" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [HantsLife] Edward Heath > He was the nasty man that instigated UKs joining the E.U. > > Seamus ...(Tout รก fait Chevalier ) > > All mail scanned with Norton's 2004 updated > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PentonyGraham" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 8:16 AM > Subject: [HantsLife] Edward Heath > > > Sorry to learn that we have lost another yachtsman of UK! We used to have our > yacht moored alongside of Morning Cloud at Medway Yacht Club. Upnor.. Edward > Heath.. sorry to see he has passed on.. used to hope related, as his mothers > maiden name was similar to my Pentony, sadly not found if any connection with > Pantony.. He grew up in Broadstairs Kent.. > Adele > NZ > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== > "GENEALOGISTS DO IT IN TREES!" > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at > the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== > Visit Where your ancestors lived..... > SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villages > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >