tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11610993.post8462724669703564141..comments2024-01-11T21:56:10.122+11:00Comments on The Daily Gaggle: Today in History .May - 25 - 1945.Vesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15390020901033513032noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11610993.post-23263270325101584232013-05-29T12:44:05.437+10:002013-05-29T12:44:05.437+10:00Wincent: I too lived in Malaya in the fifties. lot...Wincent: I too lived in Malaya in the fifties. lots of upheaval at the time. Chinese terrorist Wing Peng, Confrontation with Indonesia and the comings and goings of ships from the Korean war plus the gradual strive for independance, causing friction betwee Singapore and Malay states.<br />Living in Johore Bahru was pleasant nothing untoward visibly, very friendly locals of all races, no bomb throwing pissing up with Malay friends who drank and smoked. Used to play badminton with local players. Have a photo somewhere where my Wife and I were at Singapore badminton hall with mixed races - seemed we we were the only Anglo Saxons. <br />As soon as Religion disapears from all thinking people with a brain, only then will there be harmony between races.<br />ER Wincent did you post yout comment before sometime?Vesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390020901033513032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11610993.post-10900976645535485382013-05-29T12:08:37.230+10:002013-05-29T12:08:37.230+10:00VVincent said...
Via the media, but more direct e...VVincent said... <br />Via the media, but more direct experience too, because I live 80 yards from the mosque, I conclude that it's a massive handicap to be born into that religion, and a severe aberration to convert to it. (I still can't understand what happened to Cat Stevens.)<br /><br />The religion itself seems to promote backwardness. For example, I've lived in Malaysia, where three races coexist in about equal proportions: Malay, Chinese and Tamil. (This refers to West Malaysia.) The Malays are top dogs politically and have laws to handicap the Tamils and Chinese because their successes in education & achievement of prosperity would otherwise put the Malays in third place. Malays are Muslim - pretty much by law.<br /><br />In general that religion hates democracy, but when by historical accident it nominally exists, they ensure it's crippled by dirty tricks and corruption.<br /><br />But we're brothers and sisters in one world. We must act from compassion and wisdom. Political correctness is merely a way to cross over to the other side of the road ignoring the problem instead of taking responsibility.<br /><br />Hate of course can play no useful part in clearing up the mess.<br /> <br />Tue May 28, 01:40:00 pm 2013<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11610993.post-61277876391133235432013-05-27T09:45:29.555+10:002013-05-27T09:45:29.555+10:00Vest. Went to Google. It was Hampton Gray. Earned ...Vest. Went to Google. It was Hampton Gray. Earned his VC. Mike.Lower deck lawyer.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11610993.post-48281991787336491082013-05-26T19:47:43.018+10:002013-05-26T19:47:43.018+10:00LDL: have just googled H Gray , it is a very movin...LDL: have just googled H Gray , it is a very moving a/c of his actions which I was nearly right in explaining to you.Vesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390020901033513032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11610993.post-80180274377515969232013-05-26T19:36:03.640+10:002013-05-26T19:36:03.640+10:00LDL: I have a notion that it could have been Lt Ha...LDL: I have a notion that it could have been Lt Hammond Gray,RCNVR, Who on the 9TH day of Aug 1945 crashed his plane into a Jap Warship when mortally wounded<br />His parent ship was the Aircraft Carrier HMS Formidable. British Pacific Fleet. 'In any case the word winner was not apropriate in his case his AWARD was posthumous.<br /> Try googling him. his local township in canuckland revere him as their hero.Vesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390020901033513032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11610993.post-2445641097631780362013-05-26T19:15:30.450+10:002013-05-26T19:15:30.450+10:00Vestie,who was the last World war two winner of th...Vestie,who was the last World war two winner of the VC, Mike.Lower deck lawyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11610993.post-22206948822743328642013-05-26T18:55:31.729+10:002013-05-26T18:55:31.729+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11610993.post-84093509537489405772013-05-26T14:11:03.038+10:002013-05-26T14:11:03.038+10:00Wally: suggest you google KGV Class battleships wh...Wally: suggest you google KGV Class battleships which will provide the answer.<br /><br />OR 48 20mm oerlickons.<br />8x8 multiple pompoms 2pndr 64.<br />16 single bofors 40 mm<br />2 quad bofors, 8.<br />16; 5.25 inch High angle AA Guns in twin turretts.<br />10 14 inch guns, two quads one twin, fired 650kilo shells.<br />our magazines were emptied nearly twice during the last 12 months of WW2 meaning 1,340 14 inch shells fired and about 4000 5.25s.<br />Perhaps umpteen thousands of each other category.<br />Did i ever tell you I suffer from severe tinnitus.Vesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390020901033513032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11610993.post-84067652185005602852013-05-26T13:49:33.443+10:002013-05-26T13:49:33.443+10:00What sort of Guns were on your ship big ones or sm...What sort of Guns were on your ship big ones or small onesand did you fire them.? WALLY.noreply@blogger.com