I’ve just read a postcard from my dad

He wrote it when he was 18 and undergoing his Royal Navy training in Plymouth during the war and it arrived at his old family home in Liverpool today. Amazingly we still have family living there so my cousin Dan was able to send it on to us.

We are so thrilled to be able to read a message from dad tonight 💗 and also intrigued. Where on earth has this postcard been for the last 78 years?!

Posted By: Bravo win or die on February 12th 2021 at 20:40:19

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I’ve just read a postcard from my dad (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 12, 20:40:19
- I know why it took so long, he was HMS Hermes (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Feb 12, 22:45:33
- Wow. What did he say in it? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 12, 21:41:34
  - He said... (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 12, 21:58:38
    - i can't believe that. how lovely (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Feb 12, 22:12:32
      - She would have been 12 and had been evacuated to Bradford on Avon (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 12, 22:24:20
      - *then (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Feb 12, 22:13:04
    - 💛💚 (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Feb 12, 22:07:48
- The Royal Mail ffs (General Chat) - Kev, Feb 12, 21:27:02
- That is one epic postcard crossing (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Feb 12, 21:25:08
- Wonderful....things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmm (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Feb 12, 21:17:03
- That’s brilliant (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 12, 21:14:56
- 💚💛✅👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 12, 21:14:56
- Unbelievable Jeff! What a brilliant story. (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Feb 12, 21:09:19
- blimey, really can't get my head round that (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 12, 21:00:07
  - Can you imagine how excited we were to see dad’s handwriting again? (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 12, 21:04:38
    - incredible (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 12, 21:10:57
      - Yes, he says he’ll write a letter later as he has 19 weeks there. (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 12, 21:18:11
        
        i remember my dad telling me about HMS Raleigh (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 12, 21:28:03
- That's worth a news paper story (n/m) (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Feb 12, 20:55:25
  - it's more than that, it's a good hook for a novel/fillum (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 12, 21:51:00
  - We wondered about that. Hopefully it might help us find out a bit more (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 12, 20:59:59
- Wow! (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 12, 20:53:31
- That's amazing. 👍🙂 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 12, 20:42:57

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