tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post635405490391033361..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: out of the same campSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-21720655562037620722012-02-12T16:56:08.987+00:002012-02-12T16:56:08.987+00:00It is staggering that two such different stories c...It is staggering that two such different stories came out of that horror. I know which one I prefer to think about! The two old men were both really lovely, but Mr Elliott had my respect for taking a bad experience and trying to turn it into something positive, however impossible it might seem. Quite inspiring, really. <br /><br />Good to hear about your uncle & grandad Lubbock. Great bunch of men. It's a truism - but worth repeating any number of times - we owe them so much.<br /><br />Cheers for the comment, Sebbie.Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-63334324897005367772012-02-12T16:41:38.095+00:002012-02-12T16:41:38.095+00:00My uncle was at Belson shortly after it was libera...My uncle was at Belson shortly after it was liberated. He didn't talk about it much, I imagine it iss not easy to convey what it was like. I applaud the old man for trying.<br /><br />Its amazing (and depressing) that two other people could be so close and miss the point completely.<br /><br />Another Uncle was at Normandy, was shot and captured, he remained a POW for the rest of the war and made the forced march across Europe as the front moved and the Germans retreated. Its nice to be reminded of them both. They were lovely men, I'm sure their experience meant that they valued the small pleasures in life.<br /><br />And Steve'nLubbock my grandad was one of those men who used the stereoscopic equipment to identify equipment. He was based at Medmenham and I believe there's a museum there now commemorating the work that was done there during the war.sebbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-35680328912926295382012-02-08T20:33:22.312+00:002012-02-08T20:33:22.312+00:00That's a good way of looking at it, Jean.
Th...That's a good way of looking at it, Jean. <br /><br />The other thing that really impressed me about the first man was that he was still interested and active in the world, despite his great age. In his nineties, and going in to schools to give talks - amazing!Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-43932437609597306872012-02-08T20:13:53.789+00:002012-02-08T20:13:53.789+00:00First thing I thought was "it takes all kinds...First thing I thought was "it takes all kinds".<br />One cares about people, one cares about things. Or so it seems.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099808690177823190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-1467096944030692242012-02-07T16:02:59.366+00:002012-02-07T16:02:59.366+00:00Sounds interesting, Steve. Can't get that chan...Sounds interesting, Steve. Can't get that channel on Freeview, but maybe it'll come round...<br /><br />***<br /><br />BTW - I can't resist adding a kind of general / personal note to this post... <br /><br />When I heard the story of the watches I was really shocked. Mr Leyton didn't seem to have made any connection between the watches and the inmates of the concentration camp. Afterwards I thought maybe it was the brutalising effect of fighting through the whole campaign. But then, Mr Elliott had been through the whole war, too.<br /><br />I suppose it has to be said that Mr Leyton was a little removed from it; after all, it was the Cockney adjutant who'd actually gone into the camp. But it came across as a chillingly commercial view, I thought. <br /><br />I know I'm looking at these things from the safety of my laptop, and who knows how it would've looked on the ground, so to speak. <br />But still. That's what stuck in my mind, and that's why I wrote the post.Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-57800452021520683182012-02-07T15:32:58.547+00:002012-02-07T15:32:58.547+00:00Spence, there was a show on History International ...Spence, there was a show on History International channel last week talking about the recon efforts of the RAF during WW2. It was very interesting how they used stereoscopic techniques to spot stuff like rockets, tanks, etcSteve'nLubbockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077522441953030901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-82704649028228362892012-02-07T09:44:40.492+00:002012-02-07T09:44:40.492+00:00I wonder if he had to study surveillance photos. I...I wonder if he had to study surveillance photos. I read somewhere how they used to fly spitfires stripped back to the bare minimum with cameras instead of guns.Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-14851496297838942462012-02-07T08:38:17.845+00:002012-02-07T08:38:17.845+00:00I don't suppose the cockney was called Walker ...I don't suppose the cockney was called Walker was he Captain Mainwaring?<br /><br />A few years back we went to visit some friends who live in Beauvais.I was chatting to one of my seniors about it and was stunned at how well he knew the area.His son followed him into the chair and I asked Pat how his Dad knew so much about it."He bombed it in the war as the Germans were building tanks there" was the answer.jacksofbuxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420847156401984373noreply@blogger.com