18 July 1999, 11:17 AM
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Greetings,
I asked the question about the Major because my great great uncle was Major Saw. He was my mums grandads older brother about 18 years older. My grandads father was a master builder in London. He sent all of his children to college the called (university?) but my mums grandads mother died when he was 5. His father drank all the money away that would have paid to sent my mums grandad to college. His father died a few months latter. He was sent to live with his aunt, who owned a glue making plant. She sent him to college to learn gardening. When the war broke out, my mums grandad enlisted in a calvelery regiment. Sometime in the war he was wounded by flak, and his horse was killed. When he was in hospital a Major was visiting all the wounded men. He came over to my mums grandad with an officer's cain under his arm and asked his name. When my mums grandad said his name, the Major said you are my long lost brother. He invited him to his house in London when he was on leave. This sort of life style my great grandad was not used to as they dressed for dinner. He stayed one night and left the next day, he never whent back. I know very little about this side of the family, but I do know that the Majors aunt owned Denum studeos in London and one of his sisters had a farm in South Africa. Has anyone ever by chance heard of a Major Saw? I would like to know some more on him.
Thank you
Ben
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