Yes I know I said my last post was the last for this year… but I’m allowed to change my mind… or am I ? I recently played around fixing a few old photos for my Mom who turns 90 next year. The first photo is of her parents… my Grand Father died 40 years ago and he was one of those people who influenced my life… a carpenter of note who taught me all I know about furniture… My Grand Mother was the proverbial grand old Lady and died when she was 99. She came down to visit us in South Africa when she was 97 and had her first flight in an aeroplane when we flew her back to Bulawayo in Rhodesia… I cannot listen to “Silent Night” without thinking of her singing it in the Church…
and the second photo is of my Dad who went off to war at the age of 17, he joined the Pretoria Regiment and this photo is of him and my Mothers Brother and Burt Bodrington a friend of my Mothers… try guessing which one is my Dad… A, B, or C… go on give it a guess…
They all look to young to be tank drivers…
The Photographic Journey of bulldog. 
Thank you for the walk down your heritage family lane, rather thanks for sharing! Missing many also!
Thanks it was my pleasure… special people…
A wild guess …. B! No, I changed my mind too … C! C!!!!
Great photos – lovely remembering, Rob.
Go back to B… thanks Dear…
Always like that – should have known to stick with my first intuition.
Some very precious pictures of your heritage my friend. A Happy New Years to you.
Thank you…
Even after a careful comparision of old and newer, I was wrong! Wow, they look like kids playing at being soldiers.
Don’t they just… Thanks Col
I hope that Christmas was a happy time for you and Linda, Rob, but I do understand the “missing” faces and how their absence on a special family occasion such as Christmas often adds a tinge of melancholy. I will never have a Christmas I don’t miss my grandparents. I’m thankful my parents are living…and I try not to think ahead about that one! ox
Thank you… yes all that is left now is Mom and we cherish the time we still have with her…
Love the photos and sentiments. Hope this finds you and Linda doing well. (I chose wrong, btw! 🙂 ) best wishes….paula ♥
Thanks Paula… not many got it right…
Often it appears to be the very young who are sent to war, and the group who suffers the most in war.
You are so right Alex… at least they all returned…
Thanks for sharing your memories, Rob! I would have guessed B, and I see that it was a good guess 😉
Good one Inga… they were all so young…
Oh Rob – brilliant. Thanks for sharing that. Incidentally I guessed B – looked at the nose of your Grandfather and then the photo of the three “lads” so wahoo I was right! Great photos – thanks for sharing the memories.
Thank you … hope you had a good day…
I thought it was either A or B – now reading the comments I see why I was confused – You obviously have something of your uncle in you too! I loved this post – related to it in a big way. Our parents and grandparents have such a huge impact on our lives – something for us to remember now that we are the older generation.
I couldn’t agree with you more Puppy…
I always miss my dad and my grandma at holidays….My mom is 80 and she says we fuss over her too much, but I think she likes it a little bit 🙂
Have a wonderful day, Bulldog!
Thanks Whitelady… hope you have a good one too…
I chose A: he somehow looks like you. Even though I now know the correct answer is B I fought I’d show you how honest I am!
Thank you… well A is at least family he is Moms Brother…
Ooooh, I guessed it right. I guessed B this morning, but I was at work and didn’t have a chance to reply. This was a wonderful post Bulldog. It’s nice to share memories of the ones we miss :).
Thank you… yep dad was only 17 then… died 10 years ago now…
Grazie per aver condiviso questi tuoi ricordi, è stato un vero piacere. Non posso più provare ad indovinare perché ho già letto che è B 🙂
Serene Festività!! Ciao, Pat
Thanks Pat…
I know this feeling dear Rob, wonderful post. Thank you, Love, nia
Thanks Nia
Thank you for sharing your memories, Bulldog. Without looking at the other replies I’d say B is your dad? 🙂
And we have a winner…
I see that it’s B but I would have guessed A.
All the best for a merry Christmas to you and your family, Rob. Nice post.
Thank you Anneli… may your Christmas be a good one…
What a beautiful couple they were Rob. I am glad you are enjoying the memories. I see I chose the correct one, which was B. Thanks for sharing and take care my friend. 😀 *hugs*
Thanks Sonel…
They are just like children, going off to war! Sad… I thought your dad was A, but I see I was wrong. Happy Christmas!
Happy Christmas to you too yep B it is,.,,
The older I get I realize I deal with things by staying busy and not thinking about them. Your post made me stop and remember It brought tears, and some great memories. Thanks for the memories my friend. and I knew it was B LOL. Merry Christmas.
Thanks Kymee… a special time of the year to remember… and B is right we have a winner….
Lovely photos.
Merry Christmas to you and enjoy your festive time.
And a very Merry Christmas to you too… and the New Year must be all you want it to be…
Thank you 🙂
I can’t choose, they are all handsome and far too young. I guess we all have loved ones we miss and it really comes out at Christmas more than ever. Wishing you a merry Christmas with your family. 🎁
and a Merry Christmas to you Ute and may your New Year be all you would want for yourself… My Dad is B and Uncle A
I felt maudlin this morning remembering my Mum, grandparents and others missing from the family. Nice pictures and nice memories for you 🙂 Merry Christmas!
Thank you so much… I miss them all year round yet at this time of year it just seems so much more painful…
I agree about missing them during the year. Chrismas time brings so many memories. 🙂
Beautiful post, Bulldog. I’ve never met you or your family, so I’ve no clue on which gentleman is your father – but I will say they are all very young, very brave, and very handsome.
Thank you… B is Dad and A is uncle…
I’m going for A too. I miss quite a few people this time of the year (and often throughout the year). Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Thank you.. yes the special people in our lives that have left us… my Dad is B.
Wow…longevity sure does run in your family! I love the photo of your Grand Father and Grand Mother!
Alright, I tried to do my homework before guessing by scanning through some of your earlier pics to comare A.B and C to you and your brood. None of the angles were quite right so I am working this out by elimination. C has too round a face, and B seems more egg shaped, so I am going for A! So in the end, my guess is only as good as everyone else’s…but I got to review a lot of really neat pictures and couldn’t help but notice that you do a very nice job on the consecutive action shots…hope to see more of those this next year. 😉
Thanks Mrs P. my Dad is B and my uncle is A…
Darn!
I have no clue which one is your dad, which one is it?
B .. A is my uncle…
Cheers to your mom as she approaches 90 and then passes it! I’m guessing “A” … and my dad was a teen in WW II. Merry Christmas to you and yours … and my your memories make you smile.
Thanks Frank B is my Dad and A my uncle… have a good day mate…
… and thanks for sharing part of your family with us.
Well I was going to guess B but I’m clearly in the minority. What great pictures and aren’t you just the sentimental guy? Have a Happy Holiday!
Thank you you should have stuck with B…
I picked the most handsome fellow.
I will guess A also, but would not put money on it. I’m guessing C is your mother’s brother.
No A is my Uncle and B is my Dad…
I didn’t peek at others’s comments I swear, but I think A too, but how would I know! 😀
Good try Paula, he is my uncle… B is my Dad…long gone but not forgotten…
I stared and stared….and I am going to say A (although C kept my attention, as well). I miss my dad and step-dad so much. The holidays are hard without them. My dad, especially, had a Christmas-y, child-like heart. Sigh.
Glad you had one post left in you before the holiday. I love seeing your posts waiting in my email!! I pray you and Linda have a blessed Christmas, Rob!! 🙂
Thanks Skye… but you should have tried B… have a good day
I always think of my Grandmother at Christmas (where we stayed on her farm over the summer school/Christmas holidays when very young) so it was lovely to read this post of your own memories. My grandfathers died young.
I can’t possibly work out which one, so I’ll take a random guess at ‘C’.
Pity you didn’t try B… sad but good memories are all I have of the people I miss the most…
I’m guessing A. I, too, have those I miss this time of year. Remembering them brings a smile to my face. Merry Christmas, my friend!
Thank you I wonder why no one wants to choose poor B…