tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681057053743595964.post2096855382141371835..comments2023-06-13T02:44:18.310-07:00Comments on Malta World War 2: The Bomb Disposal Men: CALLING FAMILIES OF RE BOMB DISPOSAL MALTAS A M HUDSONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05600751961463316657noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681057053743595964.post-20539827958873397292021-06-23T07:19:30.770-07:002021-06-23T07:19:30.770-07:00Please contact bdmalta@btinternet.com as soon as p...Please contact bdmalta@btinternet.com as soon as possible so we can take this forward. Apologies for the late reply due to technical issues.S A M HUDSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600751961463316657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681057053743595964.post-89548930274834862322021-06-23T07:18:01.938-07:002021-06-23T07:18:01.938-07:00Do you have a copy of your father's Army Servi...Do you have a copy of your father's Army Service Record? If so, please contact bdmalta@btinternet.com to take this forward. Apologies for such a late response - due to technical issues.S A M HUDSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600751961463316657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681057053743595964.post-68122609911354901502016-09-21T10:59:49.219-07:002016-09-21T10:59:49.219-07:00I have a number of family members who were involve...I have a number of family members who were involved in the military but I have a book that belonged to John BENSON (my great uncle) that states he was a member of the bomb disposal branch of the Royal Engineers Old Comrades association and I know he served in Malta because that is where he met his wife and he later moved to Canada and got married here to her. Im not sure where I can share this information to help others find it.Perfectly Imperfect Eatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051330135406426203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681057053743595964.post-36849374995343597202016-09-21T10:59:34.924-07:002016-09-21T10:59:34.924-07:00I have a number of family members who were involve...I have a number of family members who were involved in the military but I have a book that belonged to John BENSON (my great uncle) that states he was a member of the bomb disposal branch of the Royal Engineers Old Comrades association and I know he served in Malta because that is where he met his wife and he later moved to Canada and got married here to her. Im not sure where I can share this information to help others find it.Perfectly Imperfect Eatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051330135406426203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681057053743595964.post-51362632371788748262013-01-12T19:25:19.712-08:002013-01-12T19:25:19.712-08:00Hello - My Father (Francis Joseph Wilson - army nu...Hello - My Father (Francis Joseph Wilson - army number 1872545) served in the Royal Engineers during the war (in Malta between 15th December 1937 and 6th September 1943 - moving onto the middle east from 1943 and then back to the UK until 1944 when he went on to North Europe) and was in Bomb disposal. For a large proportion of his service he was a lance corporal and/or corporal. Since his passing in 1991 my Mother tried to find out anything possible about his time in the army and past in general prior to their meeting in the 1960's, and very little regarding his army experience has come to light despite some quite concerted efforts on my Mother's part. Sadly Mum died last September and I have now got all the family tree stuff and have decided to try and find out more but again I too am finding it very hard. I have found a couple of photo's that have cropped up in searches that appear to have someone who looks very like Dad, including one in your book but obviously there's no way to be sure whether it is him or not as we have no photo's of him from before the 1960's to compare with. We do know that he was at one point lucky to miss a blast at his barracks that killed all his friends and destroyed all his possessions - he was on guard duty at the time. We don't know at what point during his service this occurred, whether that was in Malta, The middle east or Europe etc. <br />He had scars in the back of his neck that he had obtained form shrapnel during this explosion.<br />I don't really know exactly why I'm writing all this other than in the small hope that someone may have some knowledge - no matter how small - or even photo's - relating to my Dad and his army career during the war or even before/beyond. He enlisted in the army as a boy in 1933 in Wrexham.<br />Thanks, Stephen Wilson (Cambridge) steve wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689732325121699946noreply@blogger.com