carni 10,094 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Great Photo's Micheal. I have had my magnifying glass out to see if I could spot Mam or her sisters dancing or on the Square. I couldn't see them, but I bet they were there somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 My dad, far left, with the Nottingham Auxiliary Fire Service outside the Cedars Hospital in Nottingham, 1940. 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 My dad, far right, with the Nottingham Auxiliary Fire Service, 1940. 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 My dad, second left, with the Nottingham Auxiliary Fire Service, 1940. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 My dad, on the left, in Witney, Oxfordshire 1940. 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 My dad in South Park, Darlington, 1940. 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 My dad in the Army in 1940. 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 Where's the one with your dad hanging on the back of a bus ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 Is this the one you mean from 1958, catfan? I don't think the cowboy hat was part of his uniform, haha. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 My dad, far left, in the Army. 1940. Place unknown. 2 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Just in case anyone hadn't realised the reason for Michael posting these photos, he'd posted them a few years ago but became a victim of the Photobucket ransomware and they all disappeared. I've deleted the old "blank" posts, and thanks to Micheal for repairing the damage. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Thanks for your kind words, Cliff Ton. We should also remember that it makes a lot of extra work for yourself. Photobucket certainly made a mess of Nottstalgia but we can slowly get it back to what it was, an excellent Forum that is enjoyed by us all. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,010 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Hi Michael booth love your photos of AFS car and trailer pump , is it ok to use the one outside cedar hospital and send it to Notts retired firefighters group to use on their site and magazine , they are always interested in any thing fire brigade, If it is OK do you have any other info names etc or stories from that time you may have been told. cheers Trogg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 I'm pleased that you like it, Trogg and have no problem with you using the photos. Luckily, on the back of the photo was the names of the other auxiliary firemen which I've attached to this post. Click on the photo to enlarge it. My dad, Arthur Booth, is the second name down. I mentioned this because the writing isn't easy to read. I hope that the Notts retired firefighters group find it of interest. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,010 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Michael if you are interested in seeing any of the types of equipment your Father may have used Mansfield Fire Museum have loads of old equipment and several fire appliances. Their link to the web site is http://www.mansfieldfiremuseum.org.uk/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,010 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Amazing how things activate brain cells and memory . This topic has reminded me of a book published by a retired Nottingham Firefighter David Needham title " Battle of the Flames" . It deals with Nottingham in the war years it primarily with civil defence workers and the fire brigade . It details the bomber raids and the damage with plenty of photos. For anyone interested I am told it is a good read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 If you're quick off the mark, you can get a used copy for £7.29. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Flames-Landmark-Collectors-Library/dp/1843064863/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505155031&sr=1-3&keywords=battle+of+the+flames Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 Seventy four years ago today, we celebrated Victory In Europe, happy V E Day 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 Pity some poor beggars were still battling it out in the most horrific conditions in the Far East. God rest their souls ! 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 Indeed. My Dad was lucky in a way. As I understand it he was in the Sherwood Forester's but was on temporary attachment to some unit which was ordered to Norway. So he went, although I believe he could have insisted on going back to his own unit. The Norway Expeditionary Force was a total cock up. Suplies didn't materialise and many were captured, including my Dad, who spent most of the war in P.O.W.s in Germany and Poland. His unit ended up as part of the 'Forgotten Fourteenth' in the far east. Even though 5 years in P.O.W.s was no picnic, I reckon it beat the Far East. 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Interesting news article pre WW2 with a central Nottingham connection. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-58341335 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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