got the pic Annie, thanks. Will contact them to see if they could send me a Hi Res pic
a bit cool this am about 85- the forcast today is for a high of 90
No problem Geoff, send me the file and will see how they can help locally.
I suspect a lot of West indians served with the canadians - because of family connections and financial - it was cheaper(and perhaps safer) to get a...
I wonder if these were ''care' items given to WI troops? I know that Angostura (of Bitters & Rum fame) supplied 74 (Trinidad) Sqn in WW2 with rum...
So very true Annie. And Capt A A Cipriani played a big part in Trinidad's Labour Movement. He, post war was elected a member of the Port of Spain...
Happy birthday buddy - good to have another Taurean around!
Today and yesterday, it was low to mid 90's - and to make matters worse, the Office a/c died 2 days ago. Tomorrow i'm moving a desk outside in the...
And don't forget he's a church goer - by the way, any idea which church/religion he belongs to?
Spidge, hope to make it to the Cemetery next week. In the meanwhile, can you email me the data you have on the 3 Oz servicemen - the Aus. HC does not...
Oh and just to show there was no discrimination by the locals vis a vis the US, there were also altercations between the locals and the Bajan...
Not only was there a food shortage, but also a coin shortage:- [IMG]"][IMG][/URL] click Ctrl ++ to enlarge type
Thanks for moving this thread Kyt. Fortunately 'Authority" never followed through. The many vehicular accidents involving US personnel would have...
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We had one ding dong of a riot in 42/43 - between black locals and black us troops! I think it was more of a case of overpaid, over here and over...
For the past five months I have been researching WW2 Trinidad & other WI servicemen/women. The reading of the newspapers of the day has been...
I will just have to visit it through your eyes Annie! Interestingly, during the war, it seems that "black" servicemen were treated as equals or...
? a bi-plane?
You are not nice:p
That's the last time I take Mata to a car showroom
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