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ANZAC Day 2021 - Lest We Forget.

25/4/2021

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On this Anzac Day when we as Australians and New Zealanders commemorate our veterans, it is as always fitting to remember that their sacrifice, in blood and suffering, is what we owe our freedom to.
The freedom that so many take for granted and do not appreciate, but the freedom that enables us to live our lives, enjoy our rights, and bathe in freedom of speech and ideas.  The same freedom that many would take from us.
My own tribute is to dedicate a blog, as I did last year, to both my grandfathers, who fought for the Australian Army in the World Wars, defending those freedoms.

My paternal grandfather was Gordon Reginald Patterson and he went to the Western Front in 1917.  He turned 18 six days before he enlisted.  Private Patterson then joined the Australian Infantry in the trenches in northern France and Belgium for all the horrors that entailed.  He came back to Australia in 1919.  He died when my father was only 6 years old.  His photo is below, and I can see my father in his face.

My maternal grandfather was George Harwood Smith and he went to the second World War in 1941, as a 39 year old.  He served with the Australian Army Motor Transport in Indonesia.  When the Allied forces in Java surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, Private Smith went into the infamous Japanese POW camp at Changi in Singapore, where he remained a prisoner until the end of the war.  Alas, I don't have any photos of Grandfather Smith in uniform.

I can't begin to even imagine the horrors my grandfathers endured.  But I can be forever grateful for what we now enjoy, thanks to the sacrifice of them and millions of other Allied service personnel.

Rest in peace, my grandfathers, and lest we forget.

Cheers,
​ABP
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COPS WRITING CRIME - Another 11 members for The Squad.

24/4/2021

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Another 11 colleagues - 9 American, 1 Canadian, and 1 British - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 289.  

That's 289 cops and ex-cops (and other law enforcement types, plus some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction.  You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!


We have joining us today:
1.   Pearson O'Meara - served as a police officer in the US Deep South.
2.   Thonie Hevron - served as related law enforcement personnel in California for 35 years.
3.   Jim Doherty - served as a police officer and other law enforcement roles in several US agencies.
4.   Tony Schumacher - served with the Liverpool Police in the UK.
5.   Danny R. Smith - served with the LA County Sheriff's Office.
6.   John C. Smith - served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
7.   Marc Cameron - served with the US Marshal's Service.
8.   John Barry - served as a police officer with the NYPD.
9.   Dave Case - served as a police officer with the Chicago PD.
10.   Ron De Laby (deceased) - s
erved as a police officer with the Riverside PD in California.
11.   Jim Silvania - served as a police officer with the Columbus PD in Ohio.

Our Squad now consists of:

170 American, 60 British, 15 Australian, 16 Canadian
4 New Zealander, 3 Finnish, 2 Dutch, 2 Swedish
2 French, 2 Irish, 1 Bahamian, 1 Norwegian
1 Italian, 1 Czech, 1 Russian, 1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard, 1 Pakistani, 1 Chinese, 1 Brazilian, 1 Indian
2 "International" (listed as this due to current serving officer requirements)


I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.

Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime
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And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).
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​Cheers,
ABP
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