Ken Boddie

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Goodbye, Uncle Eddie. Sorry we never met.

Goodbye, Uncle Eddie. Sorry we never met.

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Age shall not weary [him], nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
[I] will remember [him]

Goodbye, Uncle Eddie. Sorry we never met.

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I was moved to write this on the eve of ANZAC Day, remembered here in Australia on 25 April every year.

I later updated this on Remembrance Day  (11th hour, 11th day, 11th month) after having found my original slide of the grave. 

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When not analysing consulting issues, I chase my creative side, the results of which can be seen as selected photographs of my travels on my website at:

http://ken-boddie.squarespace.com 

The author of the above, Ken Boddie, besides being a consulting engineer, is an enthusiastic photographer, rarely leisure-travelling without his Canon, and loves to interact with other like-minded photographers and people with an artistic background.

Ken's three day work week (part time commitment) as a consulting engineer allows him to follow his photography interests, and to plan trips to an ever increasing list of countries and places of scenic beauty and cultural diversity.

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Ken Boddie

6 years ago #20

#20
Although I never knew my uncle, Dean-san, I suspect that those who fell foul of the hun's guns weren't just the good, but also the bad, the ugly and also those who Lady Fate favoured for a pre-emptive recce of the Pearly Gates.

Dean Owen

7 years ago #19

I was actually searching for an article I recall you did on ANZAC Day but came across this gem from a year ago...

Dean Owen

7 years ago #18

and I will remember you remembering him. Only the good die young....

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #17

#18
Not in this case, Lisa. Around this time of year we are bombarded here in Oz by war tales (no pun intended). I now naturally think of my uncle (and all the other fallen heroes who have crossed my path) on Remembrance Day and on our ANZAC Day.

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #16

#17
Do you think it was intuition that made you think of him again Ken Boddie?

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #15

I thought about him again this morning, at a small gathering in Brisbane, when we took a minute's silence for the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. LEST WE FORGET!

Ken Boddie

8 years ago #14

You're most welcome, Fatima. #15

🐝 Fatima G. Williams

8 years ago #13

Thank you @Ken Boddie for the heart warming and excellent tribute to your uncle.

Lisa Gallagher

8 years ago #12

Intuition serves many good purposes if we are able to tune in Ken Boddie :))

Ken Boddie

8 years ago #11

Thanks, Lisa Gallagher, for sharing! 👍

Ken Boddie

8 years ago #10

Thanks for reading and commenting, Lisa Gallagher. We sometimes brush off our intuition and miss some important opportunities.

Ken Boddie

8 years ago #9

Than you Don, for taking the time to read my post and for your complement #8

Ken Boddie

8 years ago #8

Than you Don, for taking the time to read my post and for your complement #8

Lisa Gallagher

8 years ago #7

Great intuition Ken Boddie, and I agree with @don Kerr, excellent tribute to your Uncle Eddie!

don kerr

8 years ago #6

What a nice tribute @Ken Boddie. Thanks for sharing with us.

Ken Boddie

8 years ago #5

Very true Pam and thanks.

Ken Boddie

8 years ago #4

Moving indeed. Thanks for your comment.

Ken Boddie

8 years ago #3

Not many things are clear at my age, Dean, but this memory has remained clear as a bell. Thanks for reading and commenting.

Dean Owen

8 years ago #2

Pretty incredible story. I am thinking The Water Diviner. It's like some mystical power shows you the path. And thanks for the reminder on ANZAC Day. Nice one Ken Boddie. Thanks for sharing.

Ken Boddie

8 years ago #1

Thanks for sharing my post, Javier C\u00e1mara Rica

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