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Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 22/3/2025, 19:18:03

After all the years I still feel a little sat,looking back at that photo,who have thought I would have ended up living in Hong Kong for 2 years,my son was born there ,when I was working one of my friend husband was in the royal navy,she was showing us photo he had take there,friend all thought it would great to visit there Not me to close to C china,That what happen when you are an army wife,The Welsh regiment had more babys than solders,

Re: Home sick

Posted by John R <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=John+R' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 22/3/2025, 19:28:52, in reply to "Home sick"

Looking back on life, Norma, it was a wrench leaving Ford in 1962 to join the RAF. But, having said that
my time in the Forces gave me a good outlook on life and made me aware that I was very capable of accepting things as they came and getting on with it. Having been an Army wife it must have been good for you because of the friendships you developed. Unfortunately, when you were posted those friendships finished and you developed new ones at your new place. Exactly the same for me.
But, the experience was there and plenty of civvies would envy your life.
The modern generation couldn't hack it!!
Happy days and would not have missed it. Plenty of tales to tell from that era and sure you have as well Norma. Good memories

Re: Home sick

Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 28/3/2025, 19:18:52, in reply to "Re: Home sick"

5 years was long enough for me John.even more when the troubles started in Belfast, Hong kong had been quiet till I lived there, then riots, men confined to barrack, women left miles away only one young care taker in are block of private flats, PS Mac had nearly sighed on again Thank goodness he didn't

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Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 22/3/2025, 20:14:46, in reply to "Re: Home sick"

John a few months after we arrived in HK the troubles started, Chairman Moa and his letter Red book,had that book waved at us many times,We were miles from the army camp,young wives with babies,while older women with out kids,got flats on the camp site,PS once the troubles started china stopping sending drinking water to HK, we had water every third day,lucky we had two bathroom so could fill both baths,ps toilets use a mix of sea and fresh water to flush

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Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 22/3/2025, 19:59:21, in reply to "Re: Home sick"

Yes before going to HK all my neighbor husbands were from a different regiment,I was pregnant so made friends with the wives going to the HK antenatal clinic,the girl in the flat above us was pregnant we had are babies within 24 hours,I was lucky Mac fished his time in the army just before the The troubles started in Northan ireland, one of are friend was shot dead there when on duty,

Re: Home sick

Posted by Kayt1 <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Kayt1' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 27/3/2025, 16:57:04, in reply to "Re: Home sick"

I hope you two are writing books. I'd read them.

Re: Home sick

Posted by Norma <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/litherland-ford/info/user=Norma' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 27/3/2025, 20:57:17, in reply to "Re: Home sick"

Not me I would confuse people I have been told i have a mine like a grass hopper,going from subject to subject,

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