tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765292921781481944.post6344057681679954808..comments2023-05-16T15:57:33.779+01:00Comments on YESTERDAY IN MELTON MOWBRAY: THE TERRIBLE GALE OF 1927Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606755884587940485noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765292921781481944.post-48559836412310733582014-05-25T09:22:09.953+01:002014-05-25T09:22:09.953+01:00Thank you to all. This story is not forgotten, no...Thank you to all. This story is not forgotten, nor the memory of a once brave family whose relatives have been quick to contact me and say "thank you". I too am getting older and wish to move on to other things. The article is not deleted, just removed, so any request received by e mail will be able to acquire a copy.<br /><br />John McQuaidJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606755884587940485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765292921781481944.post-14763174395206946412014-05-25T01:01:06.966+01:002014-05-25T01:01:06.966+01:00Hello John,
I feel very sad that you are going to ...Hello John,<br />I feel very sad that you are going to delete this article. Personally I am glad that the story of my family has been published and not forgotten. My grandfather was Albert William Littlewood who tragically died when my Dad was only 18 months old. My Dad is proud and pleased that his father's receipt on the Belgian Croix de Guerre has been published in this article. We are also pleased that people can read of the strength of spirit and character of my great grandparents Charles and Elizabeth who had to endure the loss of 4 of their sons and a daughter and then a fifth son when my grandfather died. Thank you for keeping their names alive. Jane Pettifer nee LittlewoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765292921781481944.post-28870694061422042382014-05-24T08:59:45.241+01:002014-05-24T08:59:45.241+01:00John
Thank you for your consideration. We fully su...John<br />Thank you for your consideration. We fully support the work you are doing in Horace's memory and thank you for that.<br />Ann MossAnn Mossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765292921781481944.post-18268715331453197222014-05-24T00:12:19.378+01:002014-05-24T00:12:19.378+01:00Emily/Ann
I am 74 years of age and I don't ne...Emily/Ann<br /><br />I am 74 years of age and I don't need this hassle either. What is now published is all in the public domain, i.e. newspapers and Coroners's records, certificates etc. I have researched a version of events which includes biographical details which I will not now refute nor change further. I do not wish to upset your 88 years old mother nor your similar aged father and so I intend to remove this article altogether. No problem<br /><br />I will continue to argue that Horace Littlewood - your dear mother's uncle - is deserving of a place on the Nation's War Memorials, which is the main reason for the interest shown in the story by local newspapers. In 24 hours, this article will disappear into the ether.<br />Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606755884587940485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765292921781481944.post-26854322892788678372014-05-23T18:47:04.051+01:002014-05-23T18:47:04.051+01:00John,
Thank you for correcting these inaccuracies...John,<br /><br />Thank you for correcting these inaccuracies. However, my 88 year old Mother is extremely distressed that the graphic details of her Father’s injuries are recorded here and would like these removed together with the inaccurate account of her visit to Barsby. I am sure you appreciate the sensitivity of this issue and would not wish to cause my Mother further distress. Thank you<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780400324646744823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765292921781481944.post-48336143363299994702014-05-22T21:09:10.747+01:002014-05-22T21:09:10.747+01:00Ann,
I have published your comments and at the ou...Ann,<br /><br />I have published your comments and at the outset I apologise for what seems to have been an careless assumption made on my part, which I confess would not have made pleasant reading for me either; perhaps puzzling to say the least. My main error is in that I had 'discovered' the wrong Eric Birchall whilst tracing your small branch of the large Littlewood family tree.<br /><br /><br />The gist of my piece relates to the terrible loss of children suffered by Charles and Elizabeth Littlewood, especially the tragic death of their three young sons in the year of 1927. Also pertinent in this Centenary Year of the Great War is the death of their son Horace Littlewood, a badly wounded serving soldier, - whose name never got onto the memorial boards - a subject which creates much sympathy amongst people currently.<br /><br />The account of baby Margaret is really peripheral to the main topic but for me it is a sad story in itself. She left the village before she was a year old so her memory, I would suggest, would have been negative but I have further presumed - possibly wrongly - that her mother would have passed on the legend of the circumstances of her father's her mother's tragic return to Stoke.<br /><br />With regard to the story as related to me of the visit by a stranger, I have no reason to doubt what she told me and must leave it at that. Your family tree is in the public domain on Ancestry and the family photos are available there for the world to see. I'm afraid that the digital world is more now than clever telephones and I pads. Please contact me at my e-mail address and when I have a few minutes to revisit my original notes, I might be a little wiser. In the meantime, perhaps I have had a good slap on the wrist and learned a lesson or two and I thank you for that.<br /><br />In the meantime, I have culled the offending paragraph and once again I apologise. Please pass my best wishes to your mother and father.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606755884587940485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765292921781481944.post-33915550029233565702014-05-22T14:40:21.945+01:002014-05-22T14:40:21.945+01:00My family were shocked and surprised to read this ...My family were shocked and surprised to read this article and would like to point out several inaccuracies, I am Margaret nee Birchall known as Ann. Firstly I would like to say that my Father, Eric, did not die in 1960 and is still alive as is my Mum, Margaret Elizabeth Birchall nee Littlewood. Both Dad and Mum were particularly taken aback to read that they had "died" and "passed on" respectively! Secondly Mum did return to Barsby with my Dad, Brother and Sister in Law, but they were on foot not in a car. However it was not an emotional visit as my Mum does not have any memories of living there and does not personally associate the house or village with the loss of her Dad. Further Mum was interested to know who the family member was that was consulted and presumably provided the family photographs.Ann Mossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765292921781481944.post-84059084319812132632014-05-07T00:46:10.260+01:002014-05-07T00:46:10.260+01:00Thanks for your interest Paul, I am pleased that i...Thanks for your interest Paul, I am pleased that it filled in some gaps for you. When I went to Barsby to ask around, I found that hardly anyone had any knowledge of that awful event.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606755884587940485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765292921781481944.post-55619330555352749212014-05-04T08:04:36.115+01:002014-05-04T08:04:36.115+01:00The reason I mention that is because my Grandma Bu...The reason I mention that is because my Grandma Burgin was told by the family afterwards what a wonderful man she was marrying, so one gathers he was as helpful and considerate as he could be on that awful dayPaul Burginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718135185726733792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765292921781481944.post-30650667743888967152014-05-04T07:42:29.506+01:002014-05-04T07:42:29.506+01:00Thankyou for this! Stanley Burgin was my Grandfath...Thankyou for this! Stanley Burgin was my Grandfather. I knew him but he died when I was seven, in Feb 1983. Grandma Burgin did mention some of this to my Mum, but we did not know the year or anywhere near as much as you mentioned, other than that my Grandad came across the bodies of two farmers who were killed in a Gale, but we thought it was in a shed they were sheltering in! Grandad Burgin was known to be an exceptionally kind and decent person and I certainly remember him as suchPaul Burginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718135185726733792noreply@blogger.com