tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post2999435909609497139..comments2024-01-27T21:24:29.597+11:00Comments on Strong Foundations: Remembering my Grand Uncle Robert John (Bob) JonesSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-79057826860690783982013-11-15T14:39:32.464+11:002013-11-15T14:39:32.464+11:00Your caring and thoughtful description of your gra...Your caring and thoughtful description of your grand uncle does a really nice job of exploring how war affected an individual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-60450189557637530612013-11-14T23:20:30.789+11:002013-11-14T23:20:30.789+11:00He certainly seems to have had a positive attitude...He certainly seems to have had a positive attitude while he was over there, which is probably what got him through.<br /><br />Thank you very much for reading so thoroughly and enlightening me to the electronic shock treatments.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-15007693580003258882013-11-14T23:19:10.142+11:002013-11-14T23:19:10.142+11:00Thank you Sue. I get carried away with my researc...Thank you Sue. I get carried away with my research, which I thoroughly enjoy.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-41814047608454376672013-11-14T23:18:26.094+11:002013-11-14T23:18:26.094+11:00It is my goal to do a post about a different famil...It is my goal to do a post about a different family member every Remembrance Day and Anzac Day in future.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-23955851931374203542013-11-14T23:17:24.275+11:002013-11-14T23:17:24.275+11:00I have many relatives who did not return. One day...I have many relatives who did not return. One day I shall do a pilgrimage to pay my respects.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-20246676760554486932013-11-14T23:16:33.114+11:002013-11-14T23:16:33.114+11:00Thank you Jo.
Thank you Jo. <br /><br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-47766585781042054722013-11-14T23:15:08.234+11:002013-11-14T23:15:08.234+11:00How right you are. How right you are. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-1935764767325673522013-11-14T23:12:23.816+11:002013-11-14T23:12:23.816+11:00Agreed. I was very relieved when my son changed h...Agreed. I was very relieved when my son changed his mind about joining the defense force.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-41949781987179321572013-11-14T23:11:32.126+11:002013-11-14T23:11:32.126+11:00We cannot begin to imagine what they experienced. ...We cannot begin to imagine what they experienced. I have such respect and admiration for them.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-19592292102899717172013-11-14T23:08:59.002+11:002013-11-14T23:08:59.002+11:00Thank you Marilyn. I would love for one of Bob...Thank you Marilyn. I would love for one of Bob's direct descendants to read it and contact me too.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-76126403908411461292013-11-14T23:08:20.202+11:002013-11-14T23:08:20.202+11:00Bob wrote to his father about killing a German. H...Bob wrote to his father about killing a German. However, it seemed that in later years he had difficulty living with the memories of what he had done.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-57851706569838041862013-11-14T23:05:55.261+11:002013-11-14T23:05:55.261+11:00I totally agree on all accounts.I totally agree on all accounts.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-48155679754445667092013-11-14T23:05:19.687+11:002013-11-14T23:05:19.687+11:00Thank you Kat. Yes I agree, I thought that his lu...Thank you Kat. Yes I agree, I thought that his lung cancer was possibly related to the gas but then again there are many lung problems through out the family history. See my Life Expectancy or Death Chart posts.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-39786567833683891992013-11-14T23:02:43.013+11:002013-11-14T23:02:43.013+11:00Well said and thank you.Well said and thank you.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-68521300617766368312013-11-14T00:50:03.217+11:002013-11-14T00:50:03.217+11:00This man, like many other in WWI, suffered horrors...This man, like many other in WWI, suffered horrors enough and did well to survive. Being subjected to electric shock treatments (faradism & galvanism) would have been hard to endure as the treatments were primitive to say the least. Your uncles story must be told and retold.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-42615620438114804222013-11-11T05:47:24.446+11:002013-11-11T05:47:24.446+11:00As ever, Sharon, you have combined photographs, pr...As ever, Sharon, you have combined photographs, press cuttings and documents into an all engrossing post. - a wonderful tribute to your great uncle. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-41422890269846618912013-11-11T01:35:26.823+11:002013-11-11T01:35:26.823+11:00This is a perfect post for Remembrance Day. A doc...This is a perfect post for Remembrance Day. A documented tale of a life forever changed by war.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-62734167369311541912013-11-11T00:32:23.603+11:002013-11-11T00:32:23.603+11:00Lest we forget that there were probably too many m...Lest we forget that there were probably too many men like your uncle and too few people telling their story. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-87544031604880138212013-11-10T11:16:51.315+11:002013-11-10T11:16:51.315+11:00Wonderful that you've researched and recorded ...Wonderful that you've researched and recorded all this in honour of your Great Uncle Bob, who like so many others, never wanted to talk about his war exosrience.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-51608141544479211592013-11-10T11:02:50.012+11:002013-11-10T11:02:50.012+11:00Poor, poor man! Like so many youngsters who signed...Poor, poor man! Like so many youngsters who signed up his whole life was changed entirely thereafter. It sometimes seems the ones who died were the lucky ones, as they died heroes. The survivors carried the horrors and the loss of friends all their lives. They found different ways to deal with it. Such a tragedy.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-46726480404894233302013-11-10T09:05:23.781+11:002013-11-10T09:05:23.781+11:00When I read things like that, I wonder why anyone ...When I read things like that, I wonder why anyone would volunteer to participate in a war.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-45072350494543761742013-11-10T08:45:42.250+11:002013-11-10T08:45:42.250+11:00I wrote about my great uncle too. Amazingly he esc...I wrote about my great uncle too. Amazingly he escaped the war with very few physical injuries - almost no time out of the war in hospital, just one battle after another. <br />After what he would have seen, it was amazing that he was such a lovely gentle man all his life.Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-55980876282986868142013-11-10T07:41:59.735+11:002013-11-10T07:41:59.735+11:00I’m so glad you posted this Sharon; it’s a story t...I’m so glad you posted this Sharon; it’s a story that deserves to be told.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-24503362594162342632013-11-10T06:52:52.042+11:002013-11-10T06:52:52.042+11:00what horrors have been seen in wars! The thing I ...what horrors have been seen in wars! The thing I heard about WWI was the use of mustard gas. Wars show the most inhumane ways man creates. You have a lot of information through medical records. In the US, November 11 is now called Veterans Day; when I was a kid, it was still called Armistice Day. Nonnie USAhttp://nonniesobservations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-56471486650739046952013-11-10T03:43:38.741+11:002013-11-10T03:43:38.741+11:00War is all around horrible. His whole life changed...War is all around horrible. His whole life changed for the worse. Tragic.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com