tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241434547051885219.post4610501926407975194..comments2024-03-29T06:10:14.818+00:00Comments on ALYS TOY SOLDIERS: A Family History... My friend Aidans Great Great Great GrandfatherAly Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241434547051885219.post-80410470660862891322019-12-10T19:27:09.771+00:002019-12-10T19:27:09.771+00:00And a year before the Franco-Prussian War...
I thi...And a year before the Franco-Prussian War...<br />I think seeing a photograph or a piece of film footage also makes the past seem closer...<br />There are deguerreotypes of veterans from Napoleons Grand Armee...<br />And film footage of American Civil War veterans...<br />It certainly makes thing closer and more human.<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241434547051885219.post-61086357789448048152019-12-10T19:18:13.846+00:002019-12-10T19:18:13.846+00:00It certainly does...
When I get round to painting ...It certainly does...<br />When I get round to painting The Royal Welch Fusiliers for the Crimean War collection I will be thinking of Private William Stone.<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241434547051885219.post-83844235591340652232019-12-10T19:06:17.990+00:002019-12-10T19:06:17.990+00:00Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!Aly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241434547051885219.post-16413377871141362872019-12-10T16:41:48.374+00:002019-12-10T16:41:48.374+00:00Great article and your right that history isn'...Great article and your right that history isn't far away, my grandad was born in 1869,not long after the end of the ACW!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241434547051885219.post-57574137768858911952019-12-10T09:26:21.119+00:002019-12-10T09:26:21.119+00:00Brilliant! It is those personal snippets that bri...Brilliant! It is those personal snippets that bring history alive.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241434547051885219.post-18726055960563914892019-12-07T12:14:01.748+00:002019-12-07T12:14:01.748+00:00A fascinating discovery indeed...
And a pleasure ...A fascinating discovery indeed... <br />And a pleasure to share...<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241434547051885219.post-834761233720508092019-12-06T22:08:46.848+00:002019-12-06T22:08:46.848+00:00And three cheers for the Royal Welch Fusiliers!And three cheers for the Royal Welch Fusiliers!Old Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414321650267966787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241434547051885219.post-51483547745376124712019-12-06T21:41:09.213+00:002019-12-06T21:41:09.213+00:00What a amazing discovery! Thank you for sharing.What a amazing discovery! Thank you for sharing.Old Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414321650267966787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241434547051885219.post-83237406785715503612019-12-06T21:09:02.693+00:002019-12-06T21:09:02.693+00:00You are lucky indeed...
And yes you are correct......You are lucky indeed...<br />And yes you are correct... a few short steps and you are with your ancestors.<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-241434547051885219.post-90463316384741214242019-12-06T20:57:18.425+00:002019-12-06T20:57:18.425+00:00That’s quite amazing really! Really love such stor...That’s quite amazing really! Really love such stories which bring us closer to our ancestors and what they had to live through. I have a book written by my great great grandfathers brother about his experiences in the Great War. Moiterei_1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/13808567081733803572noreply@blogger.com