LarryH57 Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) One story that a British WW2 veteran told of an incident in North Africa certainly made me think. To set the scene: During the fighting in North Africa (before Monty and El Alamein that is) the British Army often had to pull back and withdraw to new defensive positions behind their own minefields. Often there were stragglers left in no mans land who would attempt to reach the Allied lines either on foot or in a vehicle if they were lucky. So there was our veteran manning a position overlooking a minefield when in the far distance he and his comrades see an ambulance (no doubt an Austin K2) heading straight for them and the minefield! But rather than seeing the vehicle blow up, the veteran and his mates saw the ambulance zig sag this way and that, through the sand until it reached them - which the men thought was amazing so the veteran went over to the driver and said "how did you navigate through all those mines?" And the driver said "an officer beckoned me to follow him to safety through the mines by walking in front of the ambulance". "But we didn't see anyone in front of your vehicle they retorted" where upon the ambulance driver was really insistant "It was an ANZAC officer tall with blond hair and he walked in front of us all the way". "Hold on that's him, that's the officer over there" said the driver pointing to a man lying down in the shade beside a vehicle. "But he died about two hours ago when we were shelled" said the men "and we have not had time to bury him". Strange or what! Edited September 23, 2009 by LarryH57 spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 wow good story :shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Damn, that gave me goosebumps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Hell of a story and have read about that somewhere. I love this sort of stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Post war story was Colonel Charles Blashford Snell. He was educated in Jersey at Victoria College, during the early 1960's he was in charge of clearing the items that had been stored up post Liberation in the Tunnels at L'aleval (The German Road) Due to the presence of noxious fumes and being underground, the team always worked in pairs. On one ocasion he entered the tunnels with his collegue behind him. They worked for a bout half an hour then Col Blashford Snell came out and asked his companion a question. The bloke looked at him blankly and said' But I ddin't come in with you'. From his book Mammoth hunt If anyone saw the Antiques Road Show episode from Jersey the guy who brought the Sticky bomb in. His name is Eric walker BEM, his book is called Don't Annoy the enemy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Colonel Charles Blashford Snell John actually :n00b: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppypiesdad Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 And it was a big Marine Named Camouflage Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 And it was a big Marine Named Camouflage Jamie - someone get Jamies coat for him! :rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 John actually :n00b: :red::flowers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 And it was a big Marine Named Camouflage Jamie "Woooooooaaaaaaaoooooaaaooaoaoaoooaaaooaaaaoooohhhhhh camoflage you know he was an awfully big Marine" I knew i'd heard the story somewhere before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john wheatley (R.I.P.) Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 "Woooooooaaaaaaaoooooaaaooaoaoaoooaaaooaaaaoooohhhhhh camoflage you know he was an awfully big Marine" I knew i'd heard the story somewhere before Hi Gang, I seem to recall it being a cheesy American record about the war in 'Naam. Regards, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yin717 Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Like alot of story's I've heard but they always bring a chill to bone. I think there could be some truth behind it but I would have to look into it deeper with my faith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 The Old Woolwich Arsenal has ghosts galore. The Officers Mess, Van Meyden's House. Airey Neave's fingers, Walking round the place on a miserable sleety night with the wind blowing straight up the Thames you can belive them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yin717 Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I read about a story once where an air officer that got shot out of the sky kept coming back to the bar at the air station where all his collegues were. Freaky. I also read about ghost of a captain who after he died still led his man to safety during conflicts in the First World War. True? Well personally I don't believe that spirits can stay in-between heaven and Earth but I probably would accept God's 'angels' coming to Earth in the form of someone the people would recognise to assist them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 What about someone collecting these Ghost stories and printing them in 'Pathfinder' magazine? Make a good article to read during the long Winter months. Also, what about 'Herman the German' at Bovingdon Tank Museum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yin717 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 What about someone collecting these Ghost stories and printing them in 'Pathfinder' magazine? Make a good article to read during the long Winter months. Also, what about 'Herman the German' at Bovingdon Tank Museum? Not a bad idea! I think I should give this magazine a good look through, I may not be able to read it yet but my Grandad might love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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