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Sir Chris Chataway dies

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GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 19 Jan 2014 17:20

Always came across as a gentleman

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 19 Jan 2014 14:43

I was listening to that on the BBC News, the interviewer was asking Sir Roger Bannister about Sir Christopher's achievements and despite Sir Roger saying several times that this was not the time for that - as his thoughts at the moment were for Sir Christopher's family, the interviewer persisted with that line of questioning, lack of respect if you ask me.

R.I.P. Sir Christopher John Chataway - a great athlete and a man of many talents <3

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I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Jan 2014 14:07

Sir Chris Chataway: Former British 5,000m world record holder dies

Former British athlete Sir Chris Chataway has died at the age of 82.

That is sad I remember his world record attempts

A good age though

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957