Post by trevor on Jun 28, 2012 17:10:03 GMT -5
:)Morning Gents.
Perhaps one or more of you miners/retired miners would have worked alongside a tall Notts lad who would be in his mid 60s now by the name of Dave Allen. His middle initial was G and therefore his nickname was Gall.
Gall went to school with me at Arnold and had an Aunt living in Arnold. He left school and joined the Army. After that, he worked the pits but in what capacity I cannot tell you. He was on Friends Reunited some years ago and that was where I saw his posts re the army, marriage and 'workin down t'pits'.
Unfortunately Gall has disappeared from FR and no one seems to have heard from him for some time. This may be because he has passed on or is no longer bothered with FR.
Any info would be greatly appreciated if any of you knew him............A long shot but here's hoping!
Dave was 6 foot plus, fair haired and wore glasses at the time we went to Arnold High School and as I said above, after the army, he definitely worked the pits, Cotgrave I think, before retiring.
Having left Nottingham for Australia back in 1964, I have not been back home and have lost track with many old friends over the years. When we come back over there, he was one of the first of my friends from the past that I was going to look up.
Many thanks for any assistance.
Trevor
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Perhaps one or more of you miners/retired miners would have worked alongside a tall Notts lad who would be in his mid 60s now by the name of Dave Allen. His middle initial was G and therefore his nickname was Gall.
Gall went to school with me at Arnold and had an Aunt living in Arnold. He left school and joined the Army. After that, he worked the pits but in what capacity I cannot tell you. He was on Friends Reunited some years ago and that was where I saw his posts re the army, marriage and 'workin down t'pits'.
Unfortunately Gall has disappeared from FR and no one seems to have heard from him for some time. This may be because he has passed on or is no longer bothered with FR.
Any info would be greatly appreciated if any of you knew him............A long shot but here's hoping!
Dave was 6 foot plus, fair haired and wore glasses at the time we went to Arnold High School and as I said above, after the army, he definitely worked the pits, Cotgrave I think, before retiring.
Having left Nottingham for Australia back in 1964, I have not been back home and have lost track with many old friends over the years. When we come back over there, he was one of the first of my friends from the past that I was going to look up.
Many thanks for any assistance.
Trevor
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