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25 April in the Webb Wagg Family

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Many of our men fought in World War 1 and World War 11.  Mercifully, it seems that none of "our boys" were lost but I know that, like me, you undoubtedly have relatives in the other branches of your family that were taken while on service or died after their return from injuries they sustained.  Then, there is the ongoing trauma for those that were involved in these or other conflicts.   Today, I'll be remembering all of them and reflecting on the threats we currently face.   Lest we forget! I've always thought about my Webb Wagg relatives on Anzac Day...... First, when I was young it was Uncle Bob's birthday.  Well, he was my great uncle but always a big presence in my life.  Bob was born Robert Webb-Wagg on 25 April 1907 - the fourth child of Hayden Webb Wagg and Josephine Clancy.  Bob married May Lillian Jessie Rodger in 1938.  May was literally "the girl across the road".  They'd known each other since the Webb Waggs mov...