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Originally Posted by rogerculleton
hi karmen, thanks for that link to archives. i'll have to find more info on bob and then start looking. found ww1 records on john thomas culleton which would be stewerts older brother but nothing on stewert. stewert was my dads uncle.
i spent quite a bit time in balsem bay fishing and duck hunting. dont live to far from there. nice place.
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Hi Roger.
If Stewart was 24 at death in 1944 Normandy then he was born too late to take part in WW1, but you know, I've browsed the WW1 records with all of our family surnames and it's amazing how many relatives I came up with, both maternal and paternal. Wonderful for family history and remembering our fallen family soldiers and what actions etc that they sacrificed their lives in. Sure gives a broader knowledge and appreciation of family. "Old Uncle Joe" suddenly comes to life and has done amazing things, sort of thing
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We just so often haven't got a clue about our families individual stories and it's great to learn them!
Even in that booklet, the extractions of Manitoba RWR's geographical places/names, I found relatives. It cleared up a mystery of what had ever happened to my Aunty Annie's first husband (he died of wounds on D-Day after the landing)
Balsam Bay/Beaconia all changing/changed now, although not much difference in the area where we lived, about a mile down a road from the Balsam bay dock. I hope you enjoyed the duckhunting and fishing ... as to fish, one thing I'll always remember is sometimes the awful overpowering stink of dead fish at the beach by Almdals ... eeeeewwwww. But hey, that fish smelled like money and food to the locals
Yes, it is very pretty and peaceful through most of that area still.
Any questions just ask away and someone will try to answer if they can.
