Deception

Mum grew up with grandfather as the single parent, which for the late 1920’s and 1930’s was an unusual circumstance but one mum and her siblings seemed to revel in. He provided a strong parental figure for her and siblings, living mostly in Mackay - Queensland with stints in Melbourne as well over the years. She had little to do with mother during her childhood after she had left grandfather and the children (see the blog: Amazing Tales of Grandfather Conolly). Although on occasion she did make an impact on mum’s life as you’ll find out in today's blog. Mum, Bill Forbes & Aunt Dorothy circa 1938 It was September 1939 – Australia, as part of the British Empire was now at war. These were heady days with tensions and passions running high particularly for the young men. This latest generation had cut their teeth on the stories of Gallipoli and the Western Front, where their fathers and grandfathers had forged the ANZAC tradi...