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Originally Posted by chris dawe
After that war ,he probably couldent look at the island the same ,many couldn't we lost most of the male population in that one ....funny story people from Pennsylvania contacted my family in the mid eighties ,distant relatives apparently....old man wanted nothing to do with them figured they were up to no good- yep ,that was Dad.
I really wish we made contact ,would've been interesting
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Yes, The War took it toll on Newfoundland families. Our family was luckier than most, my grandfather (Edgar) and his brother (Sidney) both made it back. Although, Uncle Sid had been wounded the first day of the Somme. Our family name was Willar and many of their cousins had the last name of Tilley. Any Willars or Tilleys in your family tree?
A story passed down in our family was; My great-grandfather (who ran a sail making business) hunted the barrens, with friends, a week at a time. They'd go out by train with a trunk full of food and a wall tent. The birds they got went into paper bags in the trunk as the food was eaten. Then when they got back to St. Johns they cleaned the birds. Yummy !
Hal
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