My thanks to Aaron McGill for sending these lovely photos of his great great grandparents John McPherson Taylor & Emma Lasbury. John McPherson Taylor was born 24 May 1865 in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland and Emma Lasbury was born 13 Nov 1865 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Emma Lasbury emigrated to Canada … Continue reading →
On the way to Normandy – continued 75th Commemorations for D-Day were held at the end of May by Gosport Borough Council at Stokes Bay, the departure point for thousands of men in 1944. At Hardway, another embarkation point in Gosport, the Friends of Hardway held Commemorations on 6th June 2019. At both, Gosport D-Day Fellowship … Continue reading →
In Memory Gordon & June Way1st March 1985 Gordon David Way 1st March 1947 – 27th July 2018 ———- June Margaret Way (nee Lasbury) 11th May 1931 to 1st Jan 2003 … Continue reading →
One of the signatures on the “Hardway Embarkation Board The Gosport D-Day Fellowship are seeking help deciphering some more writing from the Hardway Embarkation Board shown above. They think it could read Wallace, J. – Rag Man or RAC Man from Smutford End, Smatford, E13 If anyone has any information … Continue reading →