From: rail@greywall.demon.co.uk   
      
   On 08/10/2018 18:13, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:   
   > On 2018-10-08 08:05:53 +0000, Graeme Wall said:   
   >   
   >> On 08/10/2018 08:05, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:   
   >>> On 2018-10-07 17:02:29 +0000, J. P. Gilliver (John) said:   
   >>>   
   >>>> In message ,   
   >>>> gary.dawn@googlemail.com writes:   
   >>>>> Albert Edwards son of Bessie Edwards born in Plymouth was drowned   
   >>>>> in 1925 in the dockyard at Chatham Kent.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Almost certainly a followup to a long-dead post, but anyway (-::   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "was drowned" rather than "drowned" implies murder?   
   >>>   
   >>> Not to me.   
   >>   
   >> The only implication to me is that Albert was probably in the navy.   
   >   
   > Rather a strong implication! What else is there that connects Plymouth   
   > with Chatham?   
      
   Not a lot in 1925. To drown in the dockyard indicates he was working   
   there and he wasn't a local so unlikely to have been a workman.   
      
   >   
   > Harold Wilson asked in an election speech "Why do I stress the   
   > importance of the Navy?". This was intended to be rhetorical, but a   
   > quick-thinking heckler shouted a reply, "Because you're in Chatham."   
   >   
   >   
      
   You are older than you look :-)   
      
      
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