From Trooper to Copper - an Edwardian life of service in Wood Green - Harringay online2024-03-28T21:43:10Zhttps://harringayonline.com/forum/topics/from-trooper-to-copper-an-edwardian-life-of-service-in-wood-green?groupUrl=historyofharringay&commentId=844301%3AComment%3A1423723&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAs always Hugh.....wonderful…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-04-20:844301:Comment:14237232021-04-20T11:09:57.569ZJohn Shulverhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/John_Shulver
<p>As always Hugh.....wonderful research work. And what a spectacle that carnival must have been. What a life story Alfred had to relay. And what a lovely caring understanding picture of a copper he seemingly represents. What is the possibility of a few of our ageing HoL members having been clipped round the ear 'ole by him ???</p>
<p>Such respect and esteem for folk who reach that age. Just hope he didn't suffer ill health.</p>
<p>As always Hugh.....wonderful research work. And what a spectacle that carnival must have been. What a life story Alfred had to relay. And what a lovely caring understanding picture of a copper he seemingly represents. What is the possibility of a few of our ageing HoL members having been clipped round the ear 'ole by him ???</p>
<p>Such respect and esteem for folk who reach that age. Just hope he didn't suffer ill health.</p> Geraldine, I understand what…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-04-10:844301:Comment:14220602021-04-10T12:27:58.307ZTim Fennellhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/TimFennell
<p>Geraldine, I understand what you mean. My grandfather died when I was 12, so I never had the opportunity to ask him any adult questions about his life, regrettably. My parents would later tell me 'he had some tales to tell'. I do remember them telling me that on one occasion his regiment were camped outside a large town and that he and his pal snuck out to the town. Upon their return in the morning, the regiment had moved out! Best regards.</p>
<p>Geraldine, I understand what you mean. My grandfather died when I was 12, so I never had the opportunity to ask him any adult questions about his life, regrettably. My parents would later tell me 'he had some tales to tell'. I do remember them telling me that on one occasion his regiment were camped outside a large town and that he and his pal snuck out to the town. Upon their return in the morning, the regiment had moved out! Best regards.</p> Very good to have the opportu…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-04-10:844301:Comment:14218082021-04-10T08:38:09.900ZGeraldinehttps://harringayonline.com/profile/GeraldineTaylorThomas
<p>Very good to have the opportunity to read this interesting history of your grandfather, Tim. It makes fascinating reading. When I worked in the geriatric department of a London Hospital back in the 1970s, all the patients were born in the late 1800s. There must have been some marvellous stories there. As I myself grow older I wish I had learned more about them.</p>
<p>Very good to have the opportunity to read this interesting history of your grandfather, Tim. It makes fascinating reading. When I worked in the geriatric department of a London Hospital back in the 1970s, all the patients were born in the late 1800s. There must have been some marvellous stories there. As I myself grow older I wish I had learned more about them.</p> Geraldine, hello :) I have se…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-04-10:844301:Comment:14219592021-04-10T08:28:31.126ZTim Fennellhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/TimFennell
<p>Geraldine, hello :) I have seen written that WW2 alone accelerated technology by 200 years. He was born in the reign of Queen Victoria also.</p>
<p>Geraldine, hello :) I have seen written that WW2 alone accelerated technology by 200 years. He was born in the reign of Queen Victoria also.</p> Amazing research Hugh, thank…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-04-10:844301:Comment:14219562021-04-10T08:24:14.422ZTim Fennellhttps://harringayonline.com/profile/TimFennell
<p>Amazing research Hugh, thank you so much. I am his grandson, by one of his two sons, also Alfred. I lived in Wood Green also into the mid eighties, when I migrated east. As Geraldine has pointed out, his lifespan saw some dramatic changes. To think he fought in the Boer war (as one of the 'lions led by donkeys' described by the Boers), through two world wars, not to mention a global pandemic, to see men land on the moon and jet aeroplanes. Thanks again Hugh.</p>
<p>Amazing research Hugh, thank you so much. I am his grandson, by one of his two sons, also Alfred. I lived in Wood Green also into the mid eighties, when I migrated east. As Geraldine has pointed out, his lifespan saw some dramatic changes. To think he fought in the Boer war (as one of the 'lions led by donkeys' described by the Boers), through two world wars, not to mention a global pandemic, to see men land on the moon and jet aeroplanes. Thanks again Hugh.</p> Fascinating, Hugh. Living to…tag:harringayonline.com,2021-04-10:844301:Comment:14219512021-04-10T05:58:07.563ZGeraldinehttps://harringayonline.com/profile/GeraldineTaylorThomas
<p>Fascinating, Hugh. Living to the ripe old age of 93 means we have lived through almost a century of history. That was driven home to me watching the BBC's tribute last night to the Duke of Edinburgh. Here it's amazing that someone who fought in the Boer War could still be alive in 1972. History concertinas somehow. </p>
<p>Fascinating, Hugh. Living to the ripe old age of 93 means we have lived through almost a century of history. That was driven home to me watching the BBC's tribute last night to the Duke of Edinburgh. Here it's amazing that someone who fought in the Boer War could still be alive in 1972. History concertinas somehow. </p>