Friday, June 21, 2013

Lucknow Residency boxing medal 1938

Boxing medal 1938
Is this medal, awarded in 1938, the only one surviving today? 

Ivan Douglas Shepherd

Ivan left with Bertie and Les Palmer in
Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt - 1943.

REME beret badge
Ivan Douglas Shepherd weds Teresa Eloise
on 23rd December 1946. With them is
Fritzgerald Lawrence the  Best Man.
2 Base Workshop Boxing Team Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt 1943
 Ivan Shepherd sitting right end.
Ivan at Khartoum 1941 
Ivan Douglas Shepherd passed away
at the age of 81 in 1999 and is buried
in the Nishatganj Cemetery, Lucknow.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Silly of me!

I tried to link my two blogs Georgie's musings and Guava gardens and have ended up as a follower of my own blog. I've tried removing myself but have failed! I'll try again later.