http://airminded.org/2007/01/26/sons-of-empire/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:59:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://airminded.org/2007/01/26/sons-of-empire/#comment-73975 Brett Holman Sat, 10 May 2008 06:18:56 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/01/26/some-sons-of-empire/#comment-73975 Yes, one of his brothers -- I'll send you an email! All the information is from his army service record which is online at the <a href="http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch.aspx" rel="nofollow">National Archives of Australia</a> (search on his service number). Yes, one of his brothers — I’ll send you an email! All the information is from his army service record which is online at the National Archives of Australia (search on his service number).

]]> http://airminded.org/2007/01/26/sons-of-empire/#comment-73972 mary blanch Sat, 10 May 2008 05:58:12 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/01/26/some-sons-of-empire/#comment-73972 Robert Francis McCormick is my father and I,m am not quiet sure where your family link is to my father .He was the youngest of ten children, so I guess that your link is from one of his siblings. I would be interested to Know from what writings you are basing your research on . Robert Francis McCormick is my father and I,m am not quiet sure where your family link is to my father .He was the youngest of ten children, so I guess that your link is from one of his siblings. I would be interested to Know from what writings you are basing your research on .

]]> http://airminded.org/2007/01/26/sons-of-empire/#comment-61204 Airminded · Embankment and Strand Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:49:10 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/01/26/some-sons-of-empire/#comment-61204 [...] Imperial Camel Corps memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens. I’ve previously written about a relative who was in the ICC and knew there was a memorial to it in London (in itself a bit odd, as most of [...] [...] Imperial Camel Corps memorial in Victoria Embankment Gardens. I’ve previously written about a relative who was in the ICC and knew there was a memorial to it in London (in itself a bit odd, as most of [...]

]]> http://airminded.org/2007/01/26/sons-of-empire/#comment-36804 Brett Holman Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:07:23 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/01/26/some-sons-of-empire/#comment-36804 Thanks, I haven't read it -- from the summary on Amazon it does sound like he had an extremely interesting war! I haven't read many war memoirs actually, not for a long time anyway. One of the things I like about doing the family history stuff (and why I post about it here) is that most of my work is fairly big-picture/broad-brush, so looking at individuals gives me a different perspective. Memoirs are another way into that, and in a different way, so is local history. Thanks, I haven’t read it — from the summary on Amazon it does sound like he had an extremely interesting war! I haven’t read many war memoirs actually, not for a long time anyway. One of the things I like about doing the family history stuff (and why I post about it here) is that most of my work is fairly big-picture/broad-brush, so looking at individuals gives me a different perspective. Memoirs are another way into that, and in a different way, so is local history.

]]> http://airminded.org/2007/01/26/sons-of-empire/#comment-36317 Paul Gilster Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:21:19 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/01/26/some-sons-of-empire/#comment-36317 Reading about Robert Francis McCormick and his involvement in the campaign in Greece and Crete leads me to ask whether you've read Charles Lamb's To War in a Stringbag. I had a copy on the back shelf for years that I unearthed the other day and decided to give it a go. Of all the war memoirs I've read (and there are plenty), Lamb's is one of the most vivid, and he gets the feel of aerial combat like no one else. I suspect you already know the book, but just in case I did want to mention it, especially given your relative's involvement in many of the areas where Lamb was active. Reading about Robert Francis McCormick and his involvement in the campaign in Greece and Crete leads me to ask whether you’ve read Charles Lamb’s To War in a Stringbag. I had a copy on the back shelf for years that I unearthed the other day and decided to give it a go. Of all the war memoirs I’ve read (and there are plenty), Lamb’s is one of the most vivid, and he gets the feel of aerial combat like no one else. I suspect you already know the book, but just in case I did want to mention it, especially given your relative’s involvement in many of the areas where Lamb was active.

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