Guest 658- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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12 January 2009
22:2112666#1
On Saturday Bill Stone aged 108 passed away, ex RN he served in both world wars, Those who watched the parade at the cenotaph must have been moved by the simple dignity of the three survivors. RIP sir you with your mates god bless you.
beer the food of the gods
Brian Dixon
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12 January 2009
22:2512667#2
yes very sad news indeed rip.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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12 January 2009
22:2612668#3
I was moved to tears watching it. RIP Bill.
12 January 2009
22:3012671#4
Indeed - RIP with thanks to him and his colleagues.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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12 January 2009
22:4712676#5
i read that tonight, mourn his passing.
let us hope that henry allingham carries on for a few more years, still speaks very eloquently about his experiences.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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13 January 2009
07:5712689#6
He had a good long life, a reward for his service to this country. Now it is time for him to rest, he has done his bit.
One more tenacious link to WW1 gone.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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13 January 2009
07:5712690#7
It is indeed very sad, but a great tribute to these guys for living so long and giving us all the benefit of their experiences - forgive ? maybe: forget - never.
Roger
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13 January 2009
10:5412698#8
I also watched the parade at the cenotaph and was extremely moved by it all, these chaps are indeed a great credit to us all. Rest in Peace, Bill.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 January 2009
14:2112713#9
RIP
It is also amazing to read the stories of some of these guys
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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13 January 2009
14:3412715#10
Exactly, they always have such great stories to tell.
Guest 666- Registered: 25 Mar 2008
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13 January 2009
14:4812716#11
RIP...so few left but NOT forgotten, here's one of us with Reg of Bomber Command in Pencester last year.
It's always a real honur and treat to meet them
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13 January 2009
17:0012724#12
RIP Bill Stone. One of the last of that fine generation.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 January 2009
17:5312727#13
A sad day - RIP
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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13 January 2009
18:0812731#14
isnt it great when we get veterans to Hellfire Corner?
Does anyone else remember the lady who was a plotter during the Battle of Britain joining the RAF re-enactors, sitting at their plotting table and moving markers around the board?
When we lose these people we really lose very speical people.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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13 January 2009
20:0312743#15
barry
is that the lady photographed up at the castle, in the world war 2 tunnels?
excellent post from roger there, forgive of course, but never forget, it would be too easy to forget the horrors of the great war.
medieval style battles with modern day weapons, the protagonists on both sides were mostly little more than children.
seduced by posters, they must have thought when they went it would be like "cowboys and indians".
i doubt if it would be possible for us to understand the fear and shock, when reality set in .
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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13 January 2009
21:2412760#16
there is a nice report about bill stone by the telegrafe to be found on this web site
www.ww1.be there a dutch version and english version to this web site but both reports are in english.
Oh Boy!, That'll be the day.........