bottlebugs
Well-Known Member
If there are any cast iron pan collectors out there you might find this interesting...
it's copy of the email inquiry I just fired off this morning to fry pan collector site.
"Hi,
I was just able to unlock WW1 service records for my grandfather and
amongst the medical records and like, I discovered that he had a
tattoo on his left hand. My Grandpa and Grandma died before I was born
and my mom and dad are gone now too, so there is no one left to
ask.
In the military records it notes the tattoo as a distinguishing mark. It was
only the three letters - GSW. I remembered seeing a silver plated sugar
bowl marked GSW amongst mom's treasures. I wondered if there was a
connection so I typed GSW into Google.
My Grandpa was a foundryman in his youth and after the war he got a job
at Beech Foundry in Ottawa. I wonder if this is the connection?
Best Regards,
Yadayadayada"
it's copy of the email inquiry I just fired off this morning to fry pan collector site.
"Hi,
I was just able to unlock WW1 service records for my grandfather and
amongst the medical records and like, I discovered that he had a
tattoo on his left hand. My Grandpa and Grandma died before I was born
and my mom and dad are gone now too, so there is no one left to
ask.
In the military records it notes the tattoo as a distinguishing mark. It was
only the three letters - GSW. I remembered seeing a silver plated sugar
bowl marked GSW amongst mom's treasures. I wondered if there was a
connection so I typed GSW into Google.
My Grandpa was a foundryman in his youth and after the war he got a job
at Beech Foundry in Ottawa. I wonder if this is the connection?
Best Regards,
Yadayadayada"
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