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The only news we get from Afghanistan & Iraq is when one of our lad's dies,it is a pity that they are not fully equipped with all the gear that they need,also they are too over stressed in so much that we have not enough troops to cover the ground these vehicles they ride around in are not...

Hi steve-EV, As you know the King Charles pub is no longer there, houses have been built on the sight I Know that when i was a nipper,they used to hold dances there never been in the pub itself used the "Bush"

Re: guilford street lozells Hi Michael, small world isn't it yes that was Dennis thanks for the photo, he was only about 16 when I knew him very pleasent lad i was so sorry to hear of his death

Re: guilford street lozells While serving my apprenticeship as a carpenter & Joiner, there was also a young lad doing his app.as a bricklayer,his name was dennis??? forgot his surname,but he lived in Guilford St at the time,and his girl friends name was Olive anyway,dennis took up another...

Sadly Judy i have n't But i remember seeing the placenext morning, after it was destroyed by the bombing

The "Bomb" as shown by Alf. is the one of the Royal Engineers, the differance between R.E. & R,A?? The RE Bomb has nine flames where as the R.A. has seven

Hi astonian, Wasn't me mate either, although I did work on some of the exibition's sometimes till 2 am in the morning,even played football in there!!!!

Nice to see those old postcards Jean, We had quite a few, as when we were first married, I was working all over the UK,and I always sent my wife a card from each town,sadly we had a clear out and got rid of most of them dennis

Jules, looking at the bomb above his sergeant's stripes I would say he was in the Royal Engineers

Les, Where about is the "Pimple? i remember when as a scout during ww2with some friends we went camping at a farmer Rodger's farm field, Castle Brom,it was at a time when the aero drome was was payed a call by "jerry",& what we never realised was that there was a mobile AA gun in the next...

Great fantastic news Les,am so happy for you & Roz, now perhaps you can sleep at night All our very very best to you both. Dennis & Sylvia

Methinks that there were a lot of nazi's & party member's during the years 1933 /1944 but come 1945 they seemed to have dissapeared into thin air

Let's face it, The cane never did anyone harm, Sure it smarted,gave you the hot aches,youput your hand underneath your arm pit,but you did not get caned Again, for the same offence,you made sure of that,that is definetly what is lacking to-day,teacher's have their hands tied as regarding...

Hi Anthea, the German POWs were in a camp inside Sutton park just inside banners gate entrance,which afterward was used as an American postal base There were also some Italian POWs working in the Bromsgrove district

The "Mount" When we were kids, wasjust a big old empty house, we used to say it was haunted,and we would go and have a look around, then it became a coal depot during the war,that was where we got our coal from in an old pram

Alf, just saw your reply(very late) what was his name as I also was an apprentice carpenter & Joiner, may be I knew him???

Anyone who has/had relatives who were at Dunkirk,should read the above mentioned book to see how our heroic troops fought to keep the corridor to Dunkirk open. there is mention of the regiments,& names of some of the men The Royal Warwickshire Regt is well mentioned espcially their Horrific...

1942, finding your way home in the "blackout" Practicing donning Gas masks, Checking black out is OK collecting shrapnel sleeping in the air raid shelter queueing up for coal allowance just a few of 1942 experiences

There is an excellent book that I am reading at the moment...... "Dunkirk" Fight to the last man,author Hugh Sebag Montefiore A penguin Book ISBN978-0-141-02437-0 Well worth reading

Those were good days, When World Sprint champions Reg Harris, Sid Patterson & Arie van Vleet would race at The Butts, & Salford Park. other names come to mind..Tommy Godwin & Lutz Derlacher (hope I've spelt that correct)