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Post by DunnetHeadMoonraker on Jan 30, 2015 16:39:03 GMT
Churchill's funeral was 50 years ago on todays date of the 30 th of January. I was a disappointed as on that day as my school game in the morning and Mid Wilts youth league game in the afternoon were both cancelled. Also, there was no Stoke game to worry about.
I wasn't into easy subjects like History at school and hardly knew anything about Churchill's contribution to the British war effort and political life. With no Saturday football to distract me I spent the day revising for my Maths and Physics A levels that I was taking that summer.
Does anyone else have memories of that day ?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2015 16:43:50 GMT
Churchill's funeral was 50 years ago on todays date of the 30 th of January. I was a disappointed as on that day as my school game in the morning and Mid Wilts youth league game in the afternoon were both cancelled. Also, there was no Stoke game to worry about. I wasn't into easy subjects like History at school and hardly knew anything about Churchill's contribution to the British war effort and political life. With no Saturday football to distract me I spent the day revising for my Maths and Physics A levels that I was taking that summer. Does anyone else have memories of that day ? Yes I vividly remember watching those events on TV as a lad ...it certainly doesn't seem like fifty years ago And History certainly was and is not an easy subject |
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Jan 30, 2015 18:48:07 GMT
When I joined the Army in 68, one of the soldiers who helped carry the coffin was still in, he got an OBE and spent the rest of his time in the Guards in the stores drinking tea all day long. Jammy fecker.  |
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jan 30, 2015 19:43:34 GMT
The funeral plans for Churchill were some 7 years in the making. I remember when I was in the Navy and did Officer of The Day duties in HMS Drake Naval Base there were sealed orders for Operation Tay Bridge which were to be opened on the death of Queen Mother. When she died they had been in existance for some 20 odd years. There are similar sealed orders in the event of The Queens death called Operation London Bridge.
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Post by 36dd on Jan 30, 2015 21:12:57 GMT
My dad was in the navy and pulled the gun carriage for Churchill's funeral.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 22:56:39 GMT
Vague memories for me I was very young but my old man was RAF then CDVF so the funeral was compulsory viewing in our house along with the Queens Speech and any Parades that were available.
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Post by manchesterpotter on Feb 2, 2015 10:53:27 GMT
Bet it took you doddery old bastards hours to type these posts. And I bet several of you had to get a grandson to help you out with it  |
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