I have only recently met up with my father after not seeing him for eight years and I have been trying to find out more about our families time in the army. My dad was an artillery man in Kenya and was wounded by a tripwire attached to a rifle which shot him through the legs! His favourite story is of the bird spider he kept as a pet as from a distance he could wear it as a beret!

My family have all served in the British army, but the first world war cost the family dearly and my great-grandfather was the only one of four brothers too survive.

My Great great uncle served in the Motor Machine Gun corp in Mesopotamia and I have his uniform and photos from WWI in that area, including his photos of the ruins of Bablyon I believe and many pictures of the Rolls-Royce A/Cs that he used. He went on to serve in the home guard during the second world war and died of a heart attck during the blitz.

I am seeing my dad soon so will post some more from his house when I visit... [img]smile.gif[/img]

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