User talk:SKATEAWAY

GRANDAD WILLIAM EDMUNDS Born in Ashton-Under-Lyne on 21st September 1926                            Served General Major "maggie "burns", in the Coldstream guards as a driver.He was promoted to the vehicle section of the regiment, and trained as a driving instructor, after completing the course, he sucessfully trained other recruits to drive various armoured army veihcles.It was sometime during January 1951 that he suffered a perferated ear drum, resulting in him being sent back to Britan in late 1952, after a year of carrying out ceromonial duties, he was finally discharged due to severe hearing loss on November 28th 1953.

William (or "bill" to many) married my nana (Dorothy )in 1951, when they we blessed with my mother Gaynor.

Bill, led a simple life, his wants and needs were few, adhering to the position of a milkman in Windsor for 32 years. In 1982 he became the chairman of the Royal British Legion, in Slough, Berkshire, UK, also he went on to become the vice chairman of the Coldstream guards Assosiation, in Windsor. It was on 8th May 1984, that he lost his wife Dorothy.

He eventually retired form work in 1989, due to health problems. Sadly in 2000, he was diagnosed with Empysiemia. Eventually in 2004 his health started to fail, and he was diagnosed with C.O.P.D (Cronic Obstructive Pulamary disease)

On 11 th March 2006, Bill was admitted into Wexham Park hospital, slough, Berkshire.unforunatly, after so much bravery and humility, Bill lost his fight for life, he passed away on 30th March 2006, aged 79.

Knoplfler.