tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post1409442598245394063..comments2024-03-02T15:12:47.341+00:00Comments on Colgar6 and the Infinite Legion of Toy Soldiers: Away in the Islands, summer 2015Colgar6http://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-46476954076404220222015-08-14T07:53:27.356+01:002015-08-14T07:53:27.356+01:00Thanks, Dave. If it's been a while then perha...Thanks, Dave. If it's been a while then perhaps you should go back for a visit yourself!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-6615519193938823702015-08-12T22:36:11.014+01:002015-08-12T22:36:11.014+01:00Interesting post, thanks for that. It's been a...Interesting post, thanks for that. It's been a while since I have been that way, fond memoriesDaveDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995593231170018770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-28975208275780755992015-08-12T19:57:45.104+01:002015-08-12T19:57:45.104+01:00Wow, thanks for this detailed research, Edwin - ve...Wow, thanks for this detailed research, Edwin - very impressive! You know, it never occurred to me to look up the CWGC website, though it seems obvious in hindsight.<br /><br />You've identified a different Italian, though drowned in the same incident. Oreste Fisanotti was buried in the main cemetery on the west coast of the island. The poor soul that I discovered was buried in the much smaller Eolaigearraidh cemetery to the north and was indeed called "Enrico Muzio".Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-2104371509237302482015-08-12T19:51:18.557+01:002015-08-12T19:51:18.557+01:00Thanks, Simon. I think that I could probably find...Thanks, Simon. I think that I could probably find something to interest me in most places, but I do prefer being in a beautiful, quiet landscape!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-21839714847829062112015-08-12T19:49:45.198+01:002015-08-12T19:49:45.198+01:00Bleak? Yes, in the strict dictionary sense of &qu...Bleak? Yes, in the strict dictionary sense of "lacking vegetation, exposed", I suppose. But I have never thought of the Hebrides as inhospitable - and the relative lack of development means that a lot of history is very accessible!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-79291345799418377432015-08-12T19:47:22.362+01:002015-08-12T19:47:22.362+01:00Thanks, F.E.M. Yes, I do like to get away from pe...Thanks, F.E.M. Yes, I do like to get away from people for my holidays; the Scottish islands are indeed peaceful!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-33161687763990248422015-08-12T19:46:19.772+01:002015-08-12T19:46:19.772+01:00When we book a holiday in January, we can't te...When we book a holiday in January, we can't tell what the weather will be in August, can we? Some years are better than others; this one is (so far) much worse than average.<br />Anyway, you're right: lying on a crowded, hot beach is not my idea of fun!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-70670821088858178702015-08-12T16:01:55.214+01:002015-08-12T16:01:55.214+01:00The CWGC lists 15 burials in St Brendans RC Cemete...The CWGC lists 15 burials in St Brendans RC Cemetery - the Italian is Oreste Fisanotti. He died on 2 July 1940, but there are no further details. It turns out though that he was on board the Anadora Star hit by one torpedo from U-47 about 125 miles west by north of Malin Head, Co. Donegal and foundered later in 56°30N/10°38W. The ship had 479 German internees, 734 Italian internees, 86 German prisoners-of-war and 200 military guards on board. The master, 12 officers, 42 crewmen, 37 guards, 470 Italians and 243 Germans were lost. 119 crew members, 163 guards and 586 Italians and Germans were picked up by HMCS St. Laurent (H 83) (Cdr H.G. De Wolf, RCN) and landed at Greenock.Diplomatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154642903216207181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-81377768224023744052015-08-12T14:36:55.491+01:002015-08-12T14:36:55.491+01:00Yes it has been an odd summer so far. Looks like a...Yes it has been an odd summer so far. Looks like a beautiful place full of interesting things to view. <br /><br />Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-6980461781839713652015-08-12T12:34:29.927+01:002015-08-12T12:34:29.927+01:00I find it fascinating that you found so much of in...I find it fascinating that you found so much of interest i what appears to be a very bleak area (not helped by the weather I suspect). Always good to have the batteries re-charged though !Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-36229178706370224542015-08-12T11:42:05.291+01:002015-08-12T11:42:05.291+01:00Nice pics and it looks like a very peaceful place ...Nice pics and it looks like a very peaceful place to visit. FourEyedMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161202517627920103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-54873745416447852962015-08-12T07:02:40.470+01:002015-08-12T07:02:40.470+01:00It is a shame that the weather was not as good as ...It is a shame that the weather was not as good as you hoped. That castle does interest me and I shall look it up on the internet to get more details. Overall though a break from the normal and to my mind so much better than laying on a beach covering yourself in oil and trying to cook yourself! Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.com