buffy said:

Brindabellas said:

Woodie said:

Sometimes I think, if they believe that sort of thing at their stage of life, then there is nothing wrong with letting them believe it.

I agree – and normally I do, but he told a visitor he was a POW during the Korean war…. And I’m interested in where he went – and I will then be able to discuss it with him. Like I’m doing with our family tree – asking about Christmas with his cousins – and found out that his Grandfather was in Whyalla for a while.- confirmed the info on Ancestry

Brindabellas – do you know that you can search on the war memorial site. Or go to the war memorial (as you are in Canberra) and use the library there.

Link

Only up to WW2 ( I used to work for DVA) – Dad’s service records are on his file for when they granted him his Gold Card. Defence hold the service records