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Bibio · 05-08-18, 02:56 PM

the story... while my grandad was in the army during the war he buried things here there and everywhere including in england, germany, france etc.etc.

well seeing as i'm board out my skull i decided to go through some of the old paperwork birth/death certs to which i have found one of his maps.

the map is a canvas Bartholomews of the Lincoln Fens with "X marks the spot" all over it. why he would be in the fens is anyone's guess but hey he was that kind of person.

it could be nowt or it could be something who knows. i'll pop the first X up for those that fancy a treasure hunt

https://postimg.cc/image/5g1guwymz/

DarrenSV650S · 05-08-18, 03:02 PM

Under the football pitch?

Bibio · 05-08-18, 05:04 PM

i now remember why he why in the fens due to the xray written above the X. my grandad was in the mobile catering section of the army but near the end of the war it was found out he had TB so the "xray" must have been the hospital where he had xrays done. when they done the xrays they found out he had "cured himself" and the reason given was that he was always sleeping under canvas. well thats the story i was told.

looking at gmaps i see that there is and RAF base called Waddington. i dont know if RAF Waddington was there during the war but if it was it might have been where the "catering" flew from.

now the other part of why he buried stuff all over the place. since he was in catering he had access to lots of nice "goodies" that were rationed and knowing my grandad would have swapped for "trinkets". so instead of being caught selling/trading MOD property he buried it to retrieve later.

garynortheast · 05-08-18, 06:36 PM

I was on attachment to RAF Waddington as part of a mobile maintenance unit when I was in the RAF in the early 70's. I remember getting outrageously p133ed on German beer supplied by a visiting German squadron on one occasion. It was the only time I have ever been so drunk that I have gaps in my memory about how I came to be in a couple of places that night. I didn't eat anything for two days afterwards.

Bibio · 06-08-18, 11:45 AM

haven't a clue what he buried. could be anything like watches, coins, medals etc.etc.

btw that X is just one of many on the map

05-08-18, 02:56 PM	#1
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	X marks the spot the story... while my grandad was in the army during the war he buried things here there and everywhere including in england, germany, france etc.etc. well seeing as i'm board out my skull i decided to go through some of the old paperwork birth/death certs to which i have found one of his maps. the map is a canvas Bartholomews of the Lincoln Fens with "X marks the spot" all over it. why he would be in the fens is anyone's guess but hey he was that kind of person. it could be nowt or it could be something who knows. i'll pop the first X up for those that fancy a treasure hunt https://postimg.cc/image/5g1guwymz/

05-08-18, 03:02 PM	#2
DarrenSV650S Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,404	Re: X marks the spot Under the football pitch?

05-08-18, 05:04 PM	#3
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: X marks the spot i now remember why he why in the fens due to the xray written above the X. my grandad was in the mobile catering section of the army but near the end of the war it was found out he had TB so the "xray" must have been the hospital where he had xrays done. when they done the xrays they found out he had "cured himself" and the reason given was that he was always sleeping under canvas. well thats the story i was told. looking at gmaps i see that there is and RAF base called Waddington. i dont know if RAF Waddington was there during the war but if it was it might have been where the "catering" flew from. now the other part of why he buried stuff all over the place. since he was in catering he had access to lots of nice "goodies" that were rationed and knowing my grandad would have swapped for "trinkets". so instead of being caught selling/trading MOD property he buried it to retrieve later.

05-08-18, 06:36 PM	#4
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,487	Re: X marks the spot I was on attachment to RAF Waddington as part of a mobile maintenance unit when I was in the RAF in the early 70's. I remember getting outrageously p133ed on German beer supplied by a visiting German squadron on one occasion. It was the only time I have ever been so drunk that I have gaps in my memory about how I came to be in a couple of places that night. I didn't eat anything for two days afterwards. __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

06-08-18, 11:45 AM	#5
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: X marks the spot haven't a clue what he buried. could be anything like watches, coins, medals etc.etc. btw that X is just one of many on the map

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