A Tribute to my Dad.

[La♔De♔Da♔Brigadier Graham]

An anecdote about my dad who passed away recently and I read at his funeral!

Tribute!

I think the best way I’d like to remember dad here today is to relate an adventure he had, down under, in the 1950's and which could easily have caused a diplomatic incident.


The thing about my dad is that in later years he was a quiet, unassuming man with a wit and dry humour about him, however, a lot of people may not know, that when he was younger, he was a "bit of a lad" and managed to get himself into a spot of bother on occasion.


A story he told me as a youngster sticks in my mind, about when he served as a young lad in the merchant Navy on general cargo ships, going all around the world.


Once when in port in Sydney Australia, on shore-leave, he and his mates were doing what all matlows and servicemen do, have bloody good time and a good piss-up! They ran into a group of Aussie Navy, and a fracas ensued, after that the Naval patrol police took my dad and his mates to the jail for the night.


Next morning in front of the magistrate (still the the worse for wear)dad was charged with affray and breach of the peace. . . the magistrate told my dad off and said:


" You’re not a good example for your country Mr Graham and you can’t come here and cause trouble with your criminal behavour. Your fined $2" (which was a lot of money in those days)


Quick as a flash my dad said –


"WHAT!! $2? you upside down bastard! Your grandfather came over here with a ball and chain and you call me a criminal!"


The magistrate without blinking an eye said:


"for that outburst Mr Graham you’re fined $6, and deported from Australia!"


How proud am I of my dad?

[Aexodus]

Hehe, put those Aussies in their place eh, a good tribute and anecdote for your father

[♔atthias♔]

my condolences and a good tribute to your father indeed

[Commissar Caligula_]

Haha good on him!

[Godfrey I of Leuven]

Good lord, I had no idea you still roamed this board, old bean.

Anyway, first of all, my condolences. Second, your father did right by king and country and should have been compensated when he got back to Blighty.

[♔Old Dragoon♔]

A dem good tribute indeed old stick! Another tilt of my glass of Laphoraig in honor and tribute of Mr. Graham!

[La♔De♔Da♔Brigadier Graham]

Thank you to everyone that commented, it was a great source of comfort to me and I humbled by your kind words...I would mind if this thread was closed now if possible?

[lolIsuck]

Thread closed as per user's request.