Sunday 26 April 2015

My Sunday Photo 26 April 2015



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  1. Looks like a good family history photo.

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  2. This is an intriguing photo. An ancestor of yours?

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    1. Yes Sarah my dad's dad before he went off to Egypt then Gallipoli. It has been a huge weekend for the centenary of Anzac Day!

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  3. How proud he looks in his uniform. I have all of my granddad's photos from his time in service and I treasure them. A piognant choice for #MySundayPhoto this weekend. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thanks Tara. He was so young here, just 18. He looks like a boy. He got blown up at Gallipoli but survived and spent a year in an English hospital before coming home to Australia.

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  4. This is such a good photo! I also love looking through old picture albums and rediscovering this little treasures!
    #MySundayPhoto

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  5. I have read the other comments and your responses, but just knew this was you grand-dad - lovely photo to share, Sherry.

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    1. Thanks Rachel
      It is a miracle I am here at all😀

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  6. Handsome chap. I have one of my granddad before he went off to fight in WWII. Sadly he was killed. These photo's are precious memeories aren't they.

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    1. Yes I think he was lovely:). Strange that my other granddad was only a baby in the 1st WW so served in WW2!

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  7. An emotional few days for you all. A fantastic family picture! :)

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    1. Oh thank you. It has been an incredible weekend. Just so saddened about the earthquake in Nepal now. Those poor people.

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  8. My Anzac day photos failed unfortunately so it is lovely to come and meet your Grandfather. Thank you so much for sharing such a personal photo.

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  9. Such a poignant photo, I'm glad your grandpa made it back home

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    1. thanks amanda
      i am glad too otherwise i would be somebody else:)

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  10. Perfect photo for this weekend. We remember them.

    #mysundayphoto

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  11. Awesome photo, I'm guessing it's someone very special

    Thank you for linking up

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  12. Sherry I'm so glad to hear that he came back although I am sorry to hear that he was wounded.

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    1. hi lorraine
      yes he was in hospital on and off for the rest of his life poor lad.

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  13. What a wonderful photo! So much history in it x

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    1. hi kim
      it is indeed a lovely photo. such a young lad of 18 going off to war.

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    1. we are lucky to still have a copy after 100 years!

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  15. Is this an old family photo? i love looking back on photos from years ago x

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  16. Aren't old family photos just precious. To have a moment such as this recorded in a photo. The stories that these pictures tell, priceless.

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  17. What a connection to Gallipoli, Sherry. No wonder you're moved at the commemoration.

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  18. Oh yes Maureen it is very important to me. I had no idea he went to Gallipoli !

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  19. Great pic. Was going to ask who it was but then read your replies. xx

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  20. He was such a cutie in his uniform.

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  21. Awww I wish I have photos of my family too. What a treasure! #mysundayphoto

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    1. Oh yes merlinda a great treasure. So glad to have it.

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  22. he was rather dashing in his later years too:))

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  23. Now that's a special photo that's to be treasured I'm sure. I always feel both sad and happy all at the same time looking at old photos.
    I was so impressed when I lived in Melbourne with how many people celebrationed and commemorated Anzac Day. I knew so many friends that actually made the trip to Gallipoli too.
    It's incredible that he was only 18 years old and to see and have such experiences.
    You must be very proud.
    Thank you for sharing such a special photo

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  24. hi neesie
    there was a ballot this year to go to Gallipoli as so many people wanted to go! it was a big day here. It was lovely to see how the young ones really wanted to attend services. A sad weekend tho with the Nepal earthquake and the imminent execution of 2 Aussie blokes in Indonesia tonight. what a world we live in!

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  25. He looks so smart in his uniform. A photo like this hold so many memories, I'm sure it's trasured in the family.

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    1. hi lauren
      and he was so young! he looks like a little boy to me here.

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  26. Very appropriate for the weekend that passed, we remember them.
    It was such a lovely ceremony I heard for the 100th ANZAC anniversary.

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    1. it was an amazing Anzac Day for sure.. so many people attended so many services around the country and even in Washington DC!

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