Chris Boonzaier Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 I have often mentioned how I love the Britanny coast. The howling winds, rain, rugged cliffs, heather, bays, deep blue sea. I try to perusade the wife we should retire there.....This would be the perfect shot to describe it....
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 2, 2007 Author Posted February 2, 2007 So.... when the chance came to get a small group from a Breton sailor... I jumped at it....
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 2, 2007 Author Posted February 2, 2007 I was actually in his home "town" a couple of years ago... the following pics from his home town web site...The beach where he would have probably launced his fishing boat from...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 2, 2007 Author Posted February 2, 2007 The church he would have visited....
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 2, 2007 Author Posted February 2, 2007 The town itself... in the background you can see the sea, it is on a long cape jutting out into the Atlantic...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 2, 2007 Author Posted February 2, 2007 Close up of the Navy version of the Tonkin medal...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 2, 2007 Author Posted February 2, 2007 Back... the Army version has only 6 names...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 2, 2007 Author Posted February 2, 2007 The details of his war in Tonkin and the shipwrecking are here...A huge thank you to our fellow member for all the research he put into this... and in record time!!!!http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=14829&hl=
Roeland Posted February 2, 2007 Posted February 2, 2007 you really added great items for you're collection!I always like it when people have groups of items from 1 soldiers, it tells a tale, items get a face.
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