This is my Father, Sgt Albert Charles Garrett, an instructor. He died on St George's day, 23rd april, 1998 aged 82. He led a happy and fulfilled life.
He suffered from a rare inherited eye condition, Choroideraemia, and probably had night blindness to some degree while at Achnacarry. he passed the Gene to his daughters, who pass it to their daughters and half of their son's are affected. He was registered blind and for the last 25 years of his life was sightless. Only the males suffer the blindness. He married my Mother, Dorothy, when he was a policeman in Islington in the Blitz in 1941.
Later she joined him at Achnacarry with my sister, Anne marie, whom I am told pee'd on the Colonel's lap!
Recently his Grandaughter has raised £230,000 over 7 years and helped fund the first Gene therapy for Choroideraemia through "Fight for Sight",- announced this week by the BBC. November 27th 2011. He would have been very proud.
I and my Brother and Sisters would...
This is my Father, Sgt Albert Charles Garrett, an instructor. He died on St George's day, 23rd april, 1998 aged 82. He led a happy and fulfilled life.
He suffered from a rare inherited eye condition, Choroideraemia, and probably had night blindness to some degree while at Achnacarry. he passed the Gene to his daughters, who pass it to their daughters and half of their son's are affected. He was registered blind and for the last 25 years of his life was sightless. Only the males suffer the blindness. He married my Mother, Dorothy, when he was a policeman in Islington in the Blitz in 1941.
Later she joined him at Achnacarry with my sister, Anne marie, whom I am told pee'd on the Colonel's lap!
Recently his Grandaughter has raised £230,000 over 7 years and helped fund the first Gene therapy for Choroideraemia through "Fight for Sight",- announced this week by the BBC. November 27th 2011. He would have been very proud.
I and my Brother and Sisters would love to hear from anyone with information about Dad.
Posted by Canice garrett on Sat 29 Oct 2011 17:11:04 EDT
James Derrick (lofty) Hampson clenched raised fist second row seated 4th from left
Posted by Michael Hampson on Fri 28 Oct 2011 15:01:31 EDT
David Haig -Thomas
Thanks for putting David Haig-Thomas's photo up. I am one of his twin grandsons, Alex Haig-Thomas. If anyone knows anything about his last day, the ambush or indeed any information about him, anecdotes, funny stories, something memorable about him or trivia, I would be incredibly keen to hear from you.
Best wishes,
Alex HT
Posted by Alex Haig-Thomas on Thu 27 Oct 2011 10:41:33 EDT
David Haig-Thomas
Peter,
I am David Haig-Thomas's grandson. I have not heard much about my grandfather's last day, the ambush etc. Do you know any more about it, perhaps though your dad, perhaps other sources?
Alex HT
Posted by Alex Haig-Thomas on Thu 27 Oct 2011 10:34:22 EDT
Front row seventh from right Sgt. Derrick James "Lofty" Hampson.
Posted by Michael Hampson on Thu 20 Oct 2011 17:06:30 EDT
No. 33
This is my father Derrick James "Lofty" Hampson
Posted by Michael Hampson on Thu 20 Oct 2011 17:02:53 EDT
photo updated
names added to photo
Update 3/12/10 by Pete R. Info from Liz Reece that her father John Morgan is on the 2nd row - 3rd from the left.
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Thu 06 Oct 2011 14:14:05 EDT
All comments added to photo
Update 3/12/10 by Pete R. Info from Liz Reece that her father John Morgan is the 1st man on the left - 2nd row
Update 20/4/11 by Pete R. Paul Dunford identifies his father Edwin 'Ted' Dunford back row 7th from the right
Posted by Pete Rogers (Admin) on Thu 06 Oct 2011 13:56:44 EDT
Fred walker first row 3rd from left
Jack Cox 2nd row 3rd from right
Bill Britnell at the top, in the middle
Of course Peter Young with the 3
I recognise Charlie ( ? ) can't recall his name.
Posted by stephane on Thu 06 Oct 2011 12:49:54 EDT
Bill BRITNELL 2nd row extreme right
Posted by stephane on Thu 06 Oct 2011 12:43:50 EDT