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Identify these bikes! / Re: Grandfather in World War 2
« on: March 25, 2013, 07:52:17 AM »
Hello guys,
Thanks to everyone for their input, its appreciated.
I believe the name on the bike refers to an old Scottish song, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Laurie. Forgive me if that's obvious, but I just found out myself a couple weeks ago when I started researching. I had always thought it was his girlfriends!
He passed nearly 20 years ago...I wish I had been older (I was 11) and had a chance to speak to him and learn more about him in the War.
What I do know is he was a motorcycle courier in Italy before going to North Africa to be the driver for Harold Macmillan.
What I would really like to do is find one similar to his, fix it up, and keep it in the family as a tribute.
Regards,
-Trevor
Thanks to everyone for their input, its appreciated.
I believe the name on the bike refers to an old Scottish song, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Laurie. Forgive me if that's obvious, but I just found out myself a couple weeks ago when I started researching. I had always thought it was his girlfriends!
He passed nearly 20 years ago...I wish I had been older (I was 11) and had a chance to speak to him and learn more about him in the War.
What I do know is he was a motorcycle courier in Italy before going to North Africa to be the driver for Harold Macmillan.
What I would really like to do is find one similar to his, fix it up, and keep it in the family as a tribute.
Regards,
-Trevor
