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Note: Conversation with Nina Knights about how my grandparents met: It was the day of the Orange Parade. Nana's (Nina Knights) family went to Pembroke to see it. On the way back to their farm at Bonechure Nana had them drop her off at the house in Micksburg where her Aunt Jenny was housekeeper for a widower with 3 children. She knocked and the door was answered by a man in the process of shaving.His face was covered with lather and he had no shirt on revealing his upper body covered with tattoos. He asked Nana, in a heavy english accent if she would like to wait inside for her aunt to return, but Nana thought no way was she going in the house with this character. Later when talking with her aunt she was asked why she didn't wait.Explaining her reasons her aunt replied "Oh that's Arthur - he's a nice lad!". They got together occasionally as a family group and in about a year they were going together. Papa would bicycle 12 miles every weekend to see Nana.They married on September 30, 1929. War Years: Papa lied about his age to enlist in the army. He was only 16. His mother was going to de-enlist him but he threatened that he would run off and enlist somewhere else. He told me he hurt her very badly and he always regretted doing that. I remember Papa would tell us stories about the war. Ussually they were amusing stories. Once he told about being in a fox hole with a couple others. One fellow looked up and had his nose shot off. He looked up again and was shot dead. At this point Papa got up from the table and went upstairs. I asked Nana why Papa left but she just nodded and gently motioned for me to be quiet. Papa moved to Canada when his enlistment was over. There was no work to be had in Suffolk. He told me he had enough money for a one way ticket toAustralia or a return trip to Canada. He decided to go to Canada and, fortunately, stayed.
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