saint venant 1940-------farm boulet

**Verrieres** · 13-09-2012, 22:29

Originally Posted by Baconwallah

Good news indeed, Jim! And good work!

This calls for a researcher, unless some member of the Forum is a regular visitor to Kew with a healthy appetite for 72 year old mysteries.

John

Good News indeed and I believe Tony is busy trying to secure relevent copies at this time.In relation to the Imperial war Museum tape relating to 2 DLI and James Wray I received another dissappointing,but not unexpected reply from the IWM this evening

Thank you for your enquiry.

At the moment I cannot estimate when the interview with James Wray (12661) will be released online and unfortunately there is no transcript available to copy for this particular interview.

However, it is possible to purchase copies of the relevant reels and I have attached the IWM Sound Order Form which you would need to complete and return in order to request copies of audio recordings. This form also contains details of charges including postage and packing. If you have any further queries regarding ordering copies of audio recordings please contact the team on 020 7416 5309 or by email at imagesales@iwm.org.uk.

Yours sincerely,

Maria Payne
Collections Access

The order form quotes prices of £20 per Reel plus £2.50 postage for the first CD and £1.00 for every subsequent CD each reel is approx 1/2 Hour in length and a CD holds two REELS.

Best

Jim

**ivor43** · 22-09-2012, 22:32

Hi all.
i am now back in sunny Malta, temp still around 30 deg, after a cool, damp summer in west Wales and a couple of very interesting weeks in South Africa. You probably noticed that i kept popping in when i had internet access, so i am up to date with our difficulties with IWM and MOD. I think the idea of Tony getting himself interviewed by the local press a good one, as well as a letter to his MP. this just might bring out some new info and kick some A** at MOD and IWM.
John, i am not exactly sure where you are based, but might it not be an idea to involve either, your local press or the local press in the St Venant area.you seem to have a good knowledge of La Francais, certainly better than mine.It just might unlock something.

ivor

**Baconwallah** · 22-09-2012, 23:06

Originally Posted by vori101

John, i am not exactly sure where you are based, but might it not be an idea to involve either, your local press or the local press in the St Venant area.

Welcome back, Ivor!

From where I am it's about 250 miles to St Venant, so my local press couldn't care less. The St Venant press is a different matter, if there is such a thing. I know a journalist of the newspaper of Northern France, la Voix du Nord, and perhaps he might be interested. I'll give it a try. But there won't be many witnesses left by now.

John

**ivor43** · 23-09-2012, 11:46

morning john.
I agree with you re witnesses, but i didn't explain the idea very well, i blame a 0400 alarm call for an 0640 flight on Friday, then a meal out with family and Several glasses of Red Wine and a late night.
What i was thinking was more in terms of family stories, of parents etc helping wounded soldiers, or childhood memories ,that sort of thing. any thing that might give us a fresh angle on what we know.
I would suspect that the local press may be based at Haverskirque.

ivor

**Baconwallah** · 23-09-2012, 13:49

I was only teasing, Ivor...

Seriously, though, there is l'Echo de la Lys which caters to the literary needs of the towns and villages along the Lys. I'll ask my French friends for advice. I'm not holding my breath, though.

John

**ivor43** · 25-10-2012, 21:39

hi all. been a quiet summer but i think it's time to start some ass kicking. The British Residents Assoc over here, of which we are members, have a Coffee Morning once a month. They have a speaker each time. last month was a professor speaking on Lord Nelson.quite interesting. but the speaker fo Jan is a Barrister who is a specialist in War Crimes.if i have the ok from you guys i will make contact before Jan and see if i can get hold of some useful info. i might even try to get her interested in our quest, well it could be worth a try. i can be quite charming and persuasive at times.

ivor

**Baconwallah** · 26-10-2012, 01:53

That might be a good idea, Ivor. But your speaker is very likely more knowledgeable about modern war crimes than about the atrocities of 1940. Anyway, Tony is the one who should decide. I'll let him know.

John

**ivor43** · 26-10-2012, 10:43

i agree on both counts,john. what i hope for is, possibly some fresh ideas , or some links that we do not know about. it's worth a try.

ivor

teecee1941 · 26-10-2012, 21:07

Hello again, Ivor,

Just to say that I think your War Crimes speaker is a good idea and it certainly has my blessing. I reckon that the more people get to hear of Anthony the better. Although I think John could be right and the speaker could be more conversant with modern day War Crimes, you never know, someone, somewhere, might just have that extra ounce of knowledge that points us in the right direction. Many thanks.

Tony

**chow** · 28-10-2012, 21:13

Originally Posted by teecee1941

Hello again, Ivor,

Just to say that I think your War Crimes speaker is a good idea and it certainly has my blessing. I reckon that the more people get to hear of Anthony the better. Although I think John could be right and the speaker could be more conversant with modern day War Crimes, you never know, someone, somewhere, might just have that extra ounce of knowledge that points us in the right direction. Many thanks.

Tony

Anthony.
Never give up.
like you say the answer is out there..
its just happening on the link..
good luck in your quest .

Steve..aka..chow.