(Editor: Brisbane OZ, 22nd February 2009) The viewer can observe both the response and the potential of this Blog site. As in any blog enterprise however, success depends on participation, intelligent contribution and support. Other social banter platforms that are currently raging in popularity are open to abusive content. That’s to be avoided here.
Tempus Fugit!
Editor: (12th July 2010) Many changes have been made to our mother site, the Light Infantry Most Wanted Blogs that many Old Blogger Mates have subscribed to in the past. This alternative site was offered as a ‘civilian’ alternative. In about 18 months, we (all original bloggers) have collectively managed 55 comments in total. Not a particularly encouraging sign for continuance, but with changes made recently to the LI Most Wanted blogs, we’ll wait and see! Times and preferences alter as ‘The Winds of Change’ sweep across the planet. That’s Life! I shall defer any decision to dismount this site for a few weeks, but clearly as in any enterprise, without support and interest it will vanish. Deep sea fishing looks to be a better alternative than labouring in vain here. Our numbers are shrinking.
In the meantime however, should any newcomer or returning blogger wish for a Personal Page, just advise, with a portrait photo and as many snapshots as you wish, with captions and I’ll compile a page for you. Email djkl157@gmail.com
(Editor 21st November 2010) Today marks a re-opening to public view for this blog site that has been in retreat for several weeks. I saw no purpose in keeping open a site that had little or no traffic and definitely no support. An email from JB Sloop yesterday jogged my attention to the denied access and reminded me that occasionally someone might care to read or view the old material. So ‘yer ‘tiz yet again, an opportunity to tell some Old Mates how to grow veggies, take photos, make sly grog, or tell a tall story. Good Luck to all readers who remain vertical, in mind and spirit!
Tempus Fugit!
KINDLY NOTE Date order of Comments is reversed on this site – latest appears first!
ROGUE BLOGGER GALLERY
Editor in June 2008. DOB: 21st Sept. 1935
Swanny taken in Scotland 2007. DOB: 18th July 1935
Bill Griffiths taken March 2009. Our Senior Soldier, DOB 5th Oct 1930
Terry Joll, taken LI weekend June 2005. DOB: 23rd June 1935
John Billett, JB Sloop. DOB 20th December 1934
Barry Cornish on his 70th. DOB: 2nd October 1935
John Goddard, taken June 2008. DOB TBA
GREETINGS TO ALL COMERS
Feel free to participate in this non-military Old Mates blog site. Should you wish to launch your own Page – simply contact me and I will build a page for you. Note that all comments appear in date order from Page Header.
Mmmm
54 responses to date on this Old Blogger Mates Hello World page. 244 Comments across all Individual Pages. The shutting down of the General Banter on the LI blog sites, opens up the opportunity for more traffic here. I hope so.
Terry Simons. I was born on September 17th 1935.
ED. While browsing through Bill’s KSLI blog of killed in action in Korea, I noticed an old friend of mine when were young growing up in Newlyn. Name of J J Oates, his name is on the Newlyn War Memorial and on the Memorial Board in Newlyn RBL.
To add is another – W H Thomas RIP, who was killed in Action in Korea. As I wrote and sent Editor photo and write up in an earlier blog of Military Graveyard in Korea, Nobby Clarke’s son was at the Dedication representing British Army Delegation 60 years since the War in Korea and he took the photo of Henry’s grave for me which is on the website. Strange coincidence that those two came from two fishing villages in West Cornwall, Henry and Jack (RIP) DLI, KSLI.
Best wishes to Bill as said by Ed on Bill’s last bout of ill health problems, really looking forward to meeting him at the June Re-Union.
Ah. Think I’ve got it. Don’t have to scroll down through to read the latest comments. Or am I wrong again?
Has anybody noticed the comments on this and other blogs on Blogger Mates not in running order? Strange.
BLOGS ON THIS SITE IN REVERSE ORDER TO LIMOSTWANTED
Due to a technical glitch at the WordPress server, we (temporarily) lost the ‘older’ comments on the Aussie Derek page. While attempting correction the Editor reversed (by choice) the posting date order of comments to ‘newest’ first to view and this switch affects all the multi blog pages.
In some instances, while browsing, you will need to make a selection ‘Older/Newer’ to keep up with banter. Just follow the links!
That beard and tie gotta go, I thought the tie was to hang yourself with. lol
And that photo you just put on Derek, get that badge put straight, its crooked like me.
Yeah Dave, but what about the tie Mate?
EDITORIAL COMMENT
The downside of ‘Threading” is the ‘locked in date’ of the initial Comment to which a ‘Reply’ is being made.
Example: Dave H found an old comment by Jack on “Rhyme or Reason” (our other blog site). Jack’s original comment was posted way back on January 17th. Dave H’s follow up ‘Reply’ (made 11th March) is locked in to the date of Jack’s comment.
So. Unless you are all into serious browsing of old comments, any current day reply will be lost to others.
I suggest Dave H (and other enthusiasts) – that you make fresh comments (that are current day dated) on older blog comments and refer to the date of the original within the body text.
Geddit?
PS: I wish to encourage ‘Threading’ as it makes for better ‘conversation’ – but suggest it be within (say) 21 days of the original.
Ed
I’ve just threaded. Bliss
I’m a slow reader, being late in finding this site, thanks to Our Jack, I’m just going over a lot of blogs.
Ed.
Pete Goss arrived in Melbourne last night, according to our 6 o clock news, this evening. He was greeted by decendants of crew of first Mystery, dressed in Cornish kilts and waving flags of St Piran.
ED. On the news today, ” Spirit of Mystery” arrived in Victoria after leaving Newlyn on 20th October 2008, You can get full story on YOU Tube. On arrival they were greeted by Cornish Australian decendants etc and given Pasties and beer. We have kept contact here since they left by reports on BBC Radio Cornwall and we are so proud of what they have achieved.
Interesting material. I can find details of Pete Goss leaving, but none of his arrival. Will keep looking.
SPIRIT OF MYSTERY IN OZ
The title above is hotlinked to a You Tube clip showing the Spirit sailing up Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, en route for Williamstown, a western bayside suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
Hope you guys notice that I am on the night shift again. It’s so prostrating.
John.
That’s what they called lying down on the firing point with a rifle. I always found the hard ground was so cruel to my bony elbows. I suppose, nowadays they would issue elbow pads.
Jack
Elbow and knee pads and ear protectors and those Mechano looking toy rifles don’t kick like the old .303
Did you wear a bum protector when you sat behind your old Vickers?
Jack
You’d need a bum protector if you visited my parish
Oh NOooooooooo. That bloody parson again.
Jack
I meant prostating and you didn’t pick it up for once. Pay attention laddie
John.
I did pick up on it. Just trying to be funny with the play on words but it didn’t work. Must be losing the knack. Yes, I know. Getting old!
‘ORRIGHT THEN – ORRIGHT!
What have we got ourselves into now? Let’s have a Birthday Register – so’s we can ALL acknowledge the day and send a Greetings to make an Old Mate all warm and fuzzy!
Append your details to this Blog – BY THREADED “Reply”
Derek Lovemore: 21st September 1935. 74 next.
Dave Hutchinson, November 28th 1935. 74 next.
Jack Madron. May 18th 1934. 75 next.
Jack
Guess you are senior soldier to me then.
John.
Does that mean we’re only allowed to be respectful to Billy Boy?
Swanny, 12-7-35 glad Terry is a month older than me, thats how Jack and I will let him take charge of the shirt orders!!!
Barry Cornish 2 October 1935. 74 next.
8th Dec 1934 75 next
Enlisted 30 November 1952
Barry
Were you a regular? You joined into the KOYLI initially didn’t you?
No John.
I was National Service only. I joined the DCLI at Bodmin, in February 1954 and was selected -against my wishes – for Officer training at the KOYLI barracks at Strensall. It was not until the WOSB at the end of the course that I was able to discuss my feelings with a senior officer and to my delight he agreed with me and arranged for me to be posted back to Bodmin. Were it not for him, it is doubtful that I would have had the wonderful opportunity to serve with the Regiment in Bermuda. I shall for ever be grateful to him.
I recounted this story and the traumatic experience of ‘Sh-t Creek’, which formed part of the Officer Training Course, in my memoirs, on Derek’s web pages.
Barry
I remembered the Strensall bit but not the WOSB. What a lucky escape.
I am not too proud to state my age, I shall be 74 years young on 23rd June, not too many cards please from you chaps. Not as old as Jack but older than Dave H.
Terry
RE: COAL SHED MEMOIRS CONTD..
Hasn’t escaped my notice – cheps – no photos of the nurses visiting our ‘Ole Mate. Keeping ‘em to himself. I wonder if Doris knows?
Ed
Its the stroking nurse I’m interested in. And does she let you stroke her in your own home Swanny?
Jack, I had just left school then. I enlisted in 1957 aged 22 years, was deferred Apprentice. If I had enlisted at 18 years I could have been a proper West Indies Soldier not Honorary Member. At least I missed the coal hole.
Terry
COAL SHED DETAIL
‘Corse Terry, first of all to qualify, one needed to eat pasties with Gwen and Jan, then one got the pick of the Details? I suppose it helped to speak the lingo – Proper Job!
Terry, That’s what you get for skiving, you could have been in Jamaica with the MMG elite.
ED: Here we go again JT!! Bloody MMGs never give up. No thought for we in Bermuda, slogging our guts out defending the British Protectorates in the West Indies! Shooting the marauding land crabs and beating off the women! – AND shovelling Coal!
Oh shucks, I heard the camp in Bermuda was just like Butlins Holiday Camps for you lot, nice climate, not too hot like we had it in Jamaica, no Mossies and crabs (not the eating kind) you had it made there.
ED: Well – we were worth it!
Dave H
But in Bermuda we had a plague of American College Girls every year at Easter week. It was hell.
I am not bothered about Senior Soldier, I assume we are all the same rank on here. However I would like to know who is the oldest soldier so I can be respectful to my elders, the youngster can get stuffed.
As for pretty uniforms you aint seen nothing yet.
Terry
Terry
Reckon that’s Billy Boy then. He enlisted I think about 1946/47. and did 30 years and is a Korean War vet. See his Memoirs.
Terry.
I would say that Bill is the eldest. JT and myself are probably next. Both called up in 1952. Me in June, don’t know what month JT was. The rest are still youngsters yet. Ha ha.
Alright you old buggers, talking behind my back eh? I see no one has given their age. I’m going to be 74 this November. I enlisted at 19 but only did my NS, I was working on my Dad’s farm so didn’t have to do NS but wanted to do it (long story), so must be up on the list with some of you age wise.
Dave.
Wish I was 74 in November. I shall be 75 in May. Mind you, I don’t feel that age. Bloody older. Blame my parents really, they had me to early.
FROM: Terry Joll, originally logged by mistake on “Corny”
TO: General Blog (That’s Brig General!!)
Always been a keen volunteer, I never learned in the service. I state I think it is a wonderful idea but some of the recent photos may frighten the kids so suggest viewing after 2100hrs
Terry
ED: One for you too Regimental Sergeant Major!
Ed
Is Terry now senior soldier? But Billy Boy has a prettier uniform. Where is he by the way?
John.
I could do with a bit of Jamaican sunshine. Don’t call in the Ghost Busters will you?
WONDER WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE NOW?
A scan of the Light Infantry Most Wanted Blogs reveals words only from Old Mates – the facial recollection of whom is probably of a face remembered from 50 years ago. While some of us have forwarded more recent photos of DCLI events and other gatherings that we indulge in, there seems to be an opportunity to create a ‘non military’ platform to air our recent photo images.
Many of us are reasonably handy with a digital camera, and today it is a simple action to capture a face or a scene that we’d like to share.
Hereto is such a window of opportunity. Let’s see where it takes us!
MAKING THE THREAD SYSTEM WORK
I’m starting off with a threaded comment – cheps – this is really how blogging should look.
Ed
Can we get a better colour onto Jack? Poor old soul. Jack you have to get out more.