Bubblecar said:

captain_spalding said:

Bubblecar said:

My Uncle Andrej, who recently passed away aged 100, tending his chrysanthemums in his ambulance uniform, c.1970.

I’m not a good gardener, but i’ve never needed ambulance attention for any of my plants.

Condolences on Uncle’s passing. 100 years. Congrats to him on getting through some very ‘interesting’ times.

Born and raised on the family’s farm in Ukraine, then along with my father taken by the Nazis to Bavaria as slave labour, then ended up in England after the war.

Visited Ukraine again the 1980s after raising much funds for Chernobyl victims. Then raised lots of money for victims of clashes between Ukraine and Russia in the Donbas region, for which he was awarded a Ukrainian medal in 2017, presented by the ambassador.

He lived a very interesting life.

My blood runs cold at “father taken by the Nazis to Bavaria as slave labour”.