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Each month we’ll update this page and reward the senders of the best story, our ‘star story’, with a magnum of Champagne or a luxury food hamper.
If you would like your story to be considered for this page, please send an email to sam@who-remembers-me.com
We look forward to hearing from you soon!!
If you would like your story to be considered for this page, please send an email to sam@who-remembers-me.com
We look forward to hearing from you soon!!
July 2008
Ex-WRAF buddies back in touch after 49 years!
This month’s STAR STORY comes from Joan Tyler in Bridlington in the UK, who after 49 years, has reconnected with an ex WRAF colleague. Joan, now 69, explains:
“Having been brought up in a children’s home, the only family I had then were my siblings. The oldest of four children, I and my brothers and sisters grew up at Killay House NCH in Swansea, South Wales.
For me, the time spent at Kill...
WRM’s own Bermuda Triangle
Jim Hunter from Ipswich in the UK wrote to say he has recently reconnected with two former work colleagues. Jim used t...
Family connection from New Zealand to the UK
Mike Sheehy from New Zealand has been in touch to say he made contact with his niece through WRM. Mike lives in Richmo...
School reunion after 20 years!
Kathryn Vaughan-Niven (née Bracchi) is putting together a school reunion after finding a number of old school friends ...
Three school friends in three days!
Alan Fenton wrote to say that he has just become a Who-Remembers-Me member and is thrilled to be in touch, already, wi...
Old school friends back in touch after 16 years!
Tracy in Australia recently reconnected with an old school friend whom she hadn’t seen in approximately 16 years. They...
Friends back in touch after 20 years!
Damian Roscoe in Australia has been in touch to say he has recently got hold of his mate Paul, through the site. Appar...
Found! 50 years on…
Hazel wrote to say she has heard from Graham, a friend of hers from around 50 years ago. Hazel says she and Graham wer...
May 2008
The Rose Connection
The Rose Connection
This month’s STAR STORY comes from Australia, from Colin Rose, who has managed to trace none other than his former wife through the site!
Colin, now 64, explains:
“Anne and I met at a dance at RAF Spitalgate (near Grantham); she was a nursing sister and I was stationed at RAF College Cranwell as an electrician, this was in the early 60s.
I was 20 and very shy so I...
Same Store, Different Cities!
Ronda from Melbourne in Australia emailed to say she made contact with Karen whom she thought she used to work with wh...
Same school, new generation!
Luzviminda dropped us a quick line to she made contact with Alindogan. The two have never met but Luzviminda went to h...
April 2008
Found! Old school friends back in touch 44 years on!
This month’s STAR STORY comes all the way from Alberta in Canada, from Brenda Khan, 56, who managed to trace an old school friend in the UK through Who-Remembers-Me.com. Incredibly it has been 44 years since the pair last saw each other.
Here’s Brenda’s story:
“Linda and I used to go to the same school together, Collingwood School for Girls in London in the UK.
We became good friends in ...
March 2008
Old footie fans back in touch!
This month’s STAR STORY comes from Pat Clements in Carmarthen, Wales, in the UK, who with our help was able to trace Olive, an old ‘footie’ friend she hasn’t seen in over forty years!
Pat, now 69, tells her story:
“I was just eight years old when I began pestering my Dad to take me with him to the local football match. ‘You will just be bored’ he insisted, but I insisted even more and eventu...
Ex-Hoedspruit service buddies back in touch!
Willie Naude from South Africa has recently reconnected with ex-service buddy Chris Hatting.
He and Chris were in ...
New Zealand school friends back in touch!
June Bevan in New Zealand emailed to say she was recently contacted by an old friend from her school years.
She and...
From America to Guyana – Surprise!
Rosanna in Guyana has recently connected with Ian from America, who apparently turned up out of the blue to surprise h...
College friends in touch
Gissy Benjo dropped us a quick line to say he has made contact with a college friend in Antigua. Apparently he wasn’t ...
February 2008
Family torn apart by political conflict back together after 13 years
This month’s STAR STORY is very special indeed. It comes all the way from South Africa and tells of how a family, once torn apart by political conflict, found each other 13 years later, thanks to WRM.
John Barkhuisen explains:
“I was born and bred in the then Rhodesia. When the war ended in 1980 a lot of ex-Rhodesians moved out and ended up in South Africa.
At one stage they were moving ...
‘First friends’ back in touch after 50 years
Anji from Australia has recently reconnected with an old school friend from the UK.
Anji registered with WRM on imp...
Former uni mates found!
Mwila Nkonge from Zambia has recently reconnected with Benny Mwaanga, an old friend from University.
Mwila and Benny ...
Dunedin school friends reminisce!
Margaret Potter (née Boag) from Queensland in Australia has recently reconnected with Andrina Benson (née O'Brien) in Wa...
Berlei buddies back in touch!
Pamela Harrison from Australia has recently found and met up with a very dear friend from many years ago.
She and S...
Old school friends back in touch
Margaret from New Zealand has recently made contact with Kelvin Williams in Australia, an old school friend of hers.
...
Old army pals set todrink a toast to Rugby League
‘Moloney’ from Queensland in Australia wrote to tell us that he recently reconnected with an old army colleague he hadn’...
Old friends back in touch
And Willo Cache dropped us a brief line to say thank you for helping him find an old buddy through the site.
Our pl...
January 2008
Recognise anyone? Army couples reunited after more than thirty years apart!
What better way to kick off the New Year than with a tale of old friends meeting up for the first time in more than thirty years?
That’s exactly what ex-army couples Gerrie and Geordie (Malcolm) Fawcett and Barbara and Colin Profitt did last year.
You may remember we first brought you their story in 2006, when Gerrie Fawcett wrote to say how she’d managed to contact Colin and Barbara throug...
November 2007
Teachers back in touch after 27 years!
This month’s Star Story comes to us from Australia, from Graeme Gee in Melbourne who with our help, reconnected with Trevor Morse, a dear friend and best man at his first wedding back in 1970.
Graeme, now 63, explains:
“I first met Trevor at school, Bunbury High School, in Perth. We both went on to become teachers and he was my best man at my first wedding in 1970.
Both being teachers we ...
Same school connection marks the start of an important friendship
Hazel Bain from Trinidad has recently connected with Deborah, in France.
The two ladies used to go to the same school...
Former high school friends back in touch!
Lorraine Sariman has recently reconnected with an old high school friend whom she hasn’t seen in 9 years.
Originally ...
Old friends and new neighbours!
Amariaji Mulange from Nairobi in Kenya, wrote to say not only has she reconnected with old friends through the site, som...
Halliburton Trinidad workers back in touch!
Joey Nunes from Trinidad in the West Indies recently reconnected with an old friend of his, Paul Mendes.
Joey and Pa...
Childhood friends back in touch thirty years on
Beth Liebenberg from South Africa recently made contact with Tania, a childhood friend. She and Tania grew up together i...
Family connection brings old friends back together
Nwagu Tochi from Nigeria has recently reconnected with a friend of her brother’s from secondary school back in 1990.
...
October 2007
Former nursing pals reunited across the globe
This month’s Star Story comes from Anne Smith in Lincolnshire in the UK, who recently received an email from a dear friend she thought she’d never see again, now living some 10,000 miles away in Australia!
Anne, 53, explains:
“In February 1973 I started a State Registered Nursing Course at Grantham Hospital, in Grantham, Lincolnshire. There were about 12 of us in the group but one girl, Pam ...
Former Boronia High pupils back in touch after almost 40 years…
Dianne Pittard from New South Wales, Australia, has recently reconnected with Susan (Sauce) Saunderson.
She and Sus...
South African Air Force servicemen back in touch
Willie Naude from South Africa wrote to say how pleased he was to reconnect with former members of the South African Air...
School teacher fondly remembered from 40 years ago
Ian Lloyd, originally from the UK, has a lovely story to tell.
He used to go to St. Joseph’s School in Wrexham, North...
Neighbours reunited!
Carole Lewis from Culburra Beach in Australia was recently contacted by an old neighbour, who some 50 years ago, was fri...
Putting Allerton Primary back on the map!
Sylvia Meechan has recently connected with someone who used to live in the same village and go to the same primary schoo...
Sunday School pupils back in touch
Jay Coetzee from South Africa has recently reconnected with someone he used to go to Sunday School with. Apparently thei...
Friends back in touch after more than 40 years apart!
Delwyn Thomas from Australia wrote to say she recently received contact from an old friend she had not seen in over 40 y...
September 2007
Royal Military Policemen Reunited
This month’s Star Story comes from Clifford White from Kent in the UK, who has traced a number of ex-army colleagues, who like him, are all retired members of the Royal Military Police.
Back in June this year he told us to ‘watch this space’ when he found his first contact within a matter days. His search has since gone global and now Clifford is back in contact with old friends, not just in t...
School friends reunited across the globe
Rubina Ansari, originally from Indonesia, has recently reconnected with a dear friend from her school days. She's curren...
WRM turns detective!
Sharna in Australia wrote to say she was thrilled she had found her friend Anita through the site.
Anita used to liv...
Cousins reunited after years apart!
Heidi Slattery from Christchurch in New Zealand has recently reconnected with a cousin she hasn’t seen in years.
Appa...
Back in touch with Blackall
Kel Kinsey originally from Blackall, a small western town in Queensland, wrote to say how pleased he was to make contact...
Elm High pupils back in touch after chance meeting on local bus (and a little help from us…)
Marilyn Couillonneur from Canada managed to trace an old school friend through the site after bumping into her on the lo...
Ex-RAAF wives back in touch after 30 years
Beth Curry wrote to say how thrilled she was to have found her dear friend Robyn through Who-Remembers-Me.
She and Ro...
Two friends back in touch
Jill Sciberras in Malta recently made contact with an old friend from the UK. She and Lyndsey used to go to the same sch...
From South to North, New Zealand work colleagues back in touch
Denis Broadbent from New Zealand’s South Island dropped us a quick line to say he’s now in regular contact with an old w...
August 2007
Oxford pals reunited
This month’s STAR STORY comes from Wales in the UK and once again we have another happy reunion. Friends since the age of thirteen, Patricia Clements, now nearly 70, explains how she lost then found her good friend Joe.
“I first met Joe when he went to work in the same furniture store as my mother, Lilly Benham, in Oxford’s Cowley Road. I was thirteen at the time and still at school.
Over th...
Holy Cross school friends back in touch after 12 years
Samantha Walsh has been in touch to say she recently got back in contact with an old school friend, Samantha Ralph (maid...
Same name, completely different continents!
Pam Graves has been a member for about 2 years, now and finally, she says, she has found an old school friend! Two Pams!...
From the Philippines to Saudi Arabia and back again…
Piddy Radam, originally from the Philippines, but now living and working in Saudi Arabia, emailed to let us know he has ...
Childhood sweethearts back in touch and back in love!
Liana van der Walt wrote to say she has found her childhood sweetheart through the site, and amazingly they still feel t...
All the way from the West Indies!
Hazel Bain recently got in touch to say she had reconnected with a former student of her alma mater.
She and Deborah ...
Helping to put Scotus Academy back on the map!
We recently had a lovely email from Lindsay Wilson in Edinburgh, who for the past three years has undertaken the mammoth...
Friends from Calcutta back in touch after 25 years
Chanchal from Calcutta in India has been in touch to say she has reconnected with a close friend she went to school with...
Australian school friends back in touch and just around the corner
Bev Atherton in Australia recently contacted us to let us know she’s managed to reconnect with an old school friend. She...
Royal Military Policemen back in touch after more than 50 years
Derek Griffin from the UK wrote to say he last saw the person he made contact with, back in 1953 when he and his friend ...
Church members in touch after 50 years
Rusty from Cape Town dropped us a line to let us know she has connected with a member of her church congregation from ar...
July 2007
YOUR BEST BITS SO FAR
Your stories have been incredible! You’ve been tracking down old school friends, hooking up with former work colleagues and even getting back together with long-lost family members!
Let’s face it; we’re impressed - so much so that this month we’ve decided to take another look at some of the stories that have grabbed our attention. Sitting comfortably? Here are some of your best bits so far…
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Iranian School Friends Reconnected After 28 Years Apart
Do you remember the two ladies who used to go to school together in Iran?
They were both eight at the time and atte...
Ex-WRAC Friends Reunited after 40 years
Then there’s Anna McDougall in Crawley in the UK. She told us how she managed to track down a former WRAC colleague fr...
Long-lost cousins found!
And from the UK to the Philippines… We told you in December how we reconnected two former school friends who were in f...
A family reunited against the odds
And if you thought that was a coincidence, what about Michele’s story?
Two families, living 650km apart in their ho...
Remember Rhenish?
And talking of reunions, Debbi Kruger in South Africa emailed to let us know she had managed to find several former sc...
Auf Wiedersehen Pet – Army couples reunited after almost 30 years apart
But let’s not forget one of our first success stories…
Gerrie and Geordie Fawcett successfully reconnected with ex-ar...
Fairytale Wedding - Godmother found just in time!
And then there was that ‘fairy tale’ wedding in Australia…
A young girl’s wish came true when her mother found her go...
27 years later and more than 16,000 km apart – best friends found!
And finally, another tale of friends reunited against incredible odds.
When Rob Lambert’s friend Roger Greene moved ...
June 2007
Blooming Marvellous! Double reunion for Bloemfontein school friends
This month’s STAR STORY comes from a lady we’ve met before. Back in March you may remember Christine Howse from Bloemfontein in South Africa told us how she and her friend Kitty organised a reunion for more than 50 former school friends after reconnecting with just one person through the site.
Well they’ve done it again! In light of the huge success of the first reunion, the Bloemfontein school...
Former Army Cadets back in touch after more than 35 years!
Richard Waihi has been in touch to tell us how he recently reconnected with a fellow Army Cadet.
Apparently Richard ...
Blue Mountain friends back in touch
Phil Briggs now living in Perth, Australia, has been in touch to let us know he’s found an old school friend through the...
Army pals reunited through WRM
Hey! How about this. Clifford White from the UK emailed to let us know he has managed to trace an old army pal through W...
Compulsory National Service in Tanzania leads to new friendship
Lucy from Tanzania has recently connected with someone who completed their one-year Compulsory National Service at the s...
Not an old friend, a new one!
Mary Dudgeon told us how she was contacted by Pat Ralston who attended the same school as her but at a different time. ...
Putting Manila students in touch
Rey Ong has been in touch to say he has been able to connect with a fellow Manila University student through the site. A...
Old school friends back in touch
Dave Skinner was thrilled to hear from an old friend of his. Apparently they used to go to school together and even then...
May 2007
Treasured childhood memories come flooding back...
This month’s ‘Star Story’ is a reminder of what our site is all about; fond memories of a treasured childhood brought vividly back to life, not to mention a very happy coincidence indeed…
Angela Holland, originally from Lune Street in New Zealand, explains:
“I joined Who-Remembers-Me.com quite some time ago now, but for the first time in ages spent some time on the website just the other day...
Catching up from Cape Town
Denise Barnard from Cape Town in South Africa wrote to say she’s found an old school friend through Who-Remembers-Me. Th...
Rodeo Reunion – Mount Isa friends meet up after 37 years!
Cheryl Cole from Mount Isa in Queensland, Australia, has found AND met up with an old friend from her school days.
F...
New friends too!
‘Not just for old friends, you can make new friends too!’
That was the message from Sheila in Brisbane, Australia. S...
High Cross pupils back in touch after 25 years
Elizabeth Mowatt from North London in the UK recently reconnected with Patricia Heath, an old school friend she hasn’t s...
Former Nairobi pupils back in contact after 45 years
“Early days yet”, but Tony Price in New Zealand has recently made contact with the younger brother of a fellow ex-pupil ...
Bairnsdale bus workers back in contact!
Maida Marriott from Bairnsdale in Victoria, Australia, told us how she recently received a 'catch-up' from Ken Williams....
Newlands East pupils reunited after 19 years!
Merina Allison from Durban in South Africa, recently traced an old school friend through WRM, despite having since chang...
Colyton class of 1976 set for Sydney reunion!
Susan Bagust, a former pupil of Colyton High School, New South Wales in Australia, has recently caught up with an old sc...
Former Bend Oak pupils back in contact
Yvonne Ward from the UK has recently reconnected with Debbie, an old school friend. Yvonne and Debbie used to go to the ...
Brunswick Girls reminisce…
Sandy Papas says she is having lots of fun talking to former pupils from her old secondary school in Victoria, Australia...
Sister Act
Susanne in New Zealand has been busy on our behalf! She listed her sister’s school in her attendances and one of her sis...
Caboolture High School pals back in touch
Jess Seeley from Australia was really excited when Lloyd, a pal from high school, contacted her through the site. Both J...
Ex-soldiers reunited
J Belgarion emailed us to let us know he has been contacted by two old army buddies whom he lost contact with on his dis...
River Lodge Reconnection
Fran Bowen emailed to say she recently reconnected with an old friend she hadn’t seen in 23 years. He used to work with ...
April 2007
27 years later and more than 16,000 km apart – best friends found!
This month’s Star Story is another tale of friends reunited against incredible odds. When Rob Lambert’s friend Roger Greene moved from their hometown of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, then Rhodesia, to Oregon in the United States, they sadly lost touch and for 27 years there was no contact.
However, all this changed the day Rob logged on to WRM. Rob explains:
“Roger and I were the very best of friend...
From Scotland in the UK to Australia, Canada, America, even Saudi Arabia!
William Wilson, formerly of Kingsridge Senior Secondary School in Drumchapel, Glasgow, recently reconnected with what ha...
Former US servicemen in contact
William Links a former US Navy medic AND recipient of the prestigious Purple Heart, has recently connected with Danny, a...
Former neighbours reunited after 45 years
Graham Jackaman from Wagga Wagga, in New South Wales, Australia, recently found an old neighbour from 50 years ago, quit...
Long lost new friend…
Not a long lost friend, but a new one, that was the message from Sharon Ellison of Brisbane, Australia! She wrote to tel...
Searching down under for school friends in the UK
Leslie Whitehouse from Brisbane in Australia recently became a member of Who-Remembers-Me.com and decided to look for a ...
Carleton Jones pupils reconnected in South Africa
Rose Bloom from South Africa has recently reconnected with one of her school friends. Rose used to go to Carleton Jones ...
Friends found after 30 years!
Chris Hill, originally from London in the UK but now living on the other side of the world in Australia, has recently re...
Former Zimbabwean students in touch
Ephraim, originally from Zimbabwe but now resident in the UK, recently connected
with a former student of Zimbabwe Univ...
Former Woodhouse pupils in touch
Dave Holt from the UK was recently contacted by a couple of former pupils of his old school, Woodhouse Grammar School in...
Clockhouse teachers remembered in the UK and Australia
Yvonne Savage from Tasmania in Australia emailed to say she recently received an email from someone who attended the sam...
Ex-RAFs reconnected
Derek Wennington from the UK kindly got in touch to let us know he has recently reconnected with an ex RAF colleague.
...
March 2007
Dublin School Friends Reunited after 25 Years!
Another reunion! This month’s Star Story comes all the way from Dublin in Ireland and tells of two former school friends reunited after 25 years apart.
Cathy Daly explains:
“I was thrilled to bits when I found my old school friend Eileen through the site and when I realised we only lived a few miles apart, I couldn’t wait to meet up!
We recognised each other straight away even though it ...
Old USAF Buddies Reunited after 30 Years!
John Istle from the US emailed to let us know he has reconnected with an old USAF buddy who was stationed with him in ...
Doctors Reunited!
Varuna Saroha from India has managed to find her former roommate Sunita through Who-Remembers-Me.com. Varuna and Sunita ...
One connection, 50 school friends bringing the past back to life
Christine Howse from Bloemfontein in South Africa sent us a lovely email thanking us for reconnecting so many school fri...
Scotland’s Black Watch Members Reunited
When David Thomson, 68, from Fife in Scotland, joined Who-Remembers-Me, he was hoping he might find some old Black Wat...
Childhood friend and neighbour found after 24 years
Sandra Dent from New South Wales in Australia wrote to tell us she recently reconnected with Melinda, a dear childhood...
Friends in India reconnected after years apart
Maitreyee from Kolkata in India emailed us to let us know how pleased he is with the site. Apparently he managed to fi...
February 2007
A family reunited against the odds
What are the odds of two families, living 650km apart in their home country of South Africa, not having spoken to each other in almost twenty years, turning up on the same doorstep nearly 6,000 miles away in the UK?
That’s exactly what happened to Michele Goument, the sender of this month’s incredible ‘Star Story’.
Here Michele explains:
“My husband Wayne and I and our son, Craig, moved to ...
Zimbabwean school days remembered
Charmaine Fanucci, originally from Zimbabwe but now living in the UK, has recently reconnected with Jill Sonne, also fro...
Letters from Lockheed
Rochelle Odell from the US has managed to reconnect with a former work colleague. Although she didn’t know him personall...
Tracing friends and family, some not seen for more than 50 years!
We recently received a delightful email from Deanna Pini Waldenberg in Ontario, Canada, who wrote to tell us how thrille...
Former students found in time for 30 year reunion
Rod Salmon wrote to tell us how pleasantly surprised he was to find a number of former students from Epping Boys High Sc...
From South Africa to Scotland but still in touch
Elizabeth and Sharleen are now in regular contact thanks to WRM. Elizabeth wrote in to say they knew each other from the...
News from Jamaica
Nolan Bernard from Jamaica wrote to tell us he is in regular contact with a friend in the UK. Nolan last saw his friend...
We got there in the end!
Wendy Hyndman in Australia has recently reconnected with a former high school friend. She registered with WRM in the hop...
Cousins reunited
Kathleen Bradley dropped us a line to let us know she had been reunited with her cousin Kitty whom she hadn't seen for y...
January 2007
Fairytale Wedding - Godmother found just in time!
This month’s Star Story is truly magical for when Dorothy Cowie from Sydney, Australia, logged onto Who-Remembers-Me, she was desperately hoping to find her daughter’s godmother in time for her wedding.
Dorothy explains:
“When I first registered my details with WRM, my initial thoughts were of my old school friends, some I hadn’t seen for almost 10 years, and sure enough I located two almost...
From one corner of the world to the other…
Carla Botha has recently reconnected with a very good high school friend, thanks to Who-Remembers-Me. Carla, currently i...
Family friend found
Suzanne Perry from New Zealand has recently reconnected with Jenni in Australia, an old family friend. Suzanne and Jenni...
Lost & Found - Old school friends reconnected after 28 years
George van Straten from Namibia has been in touch to say he recently reconnected with an old school friend whom he hadn’...
Former uni mates reconnected after almost 45 years
Zarrin Aga was thrilled to hear from Nola Heslop (née Richardson), her neighbouring room-mate from Oxley Halls of Reside...
Looking for the missing link
When Jo Montgomery first registered her details with WRM, she was doubtful she would find anyone from her past she would...
Remember Rhenish?
Do you remember Debbi Kruger from September’s Star Story slot? She emailed us to let us know she had managed to find sev...
Cousin found after 24 years!
Terry Learn from Alberta, Canada, has recently found and reconnected with his cousin Phil Learn through the site. It has...
Friends in Fiji
Josua Gonewai from the Fiji Islands no less has contacted us to say he’s recently been in touch with a number of college...
Catching up with old school friends
Ronda Rowe from Australia has been in touch to say how thrilled she was to reconnect with old school friends she hasn’t ...
December 2006
FOUND! WRM reconnects long-lost cousins after 44 years apart!
This month’s Star Story is extra special. It comes from Telesfora Liangco in the Philippines who wrote to say how happy she was to find her old school friend Benjamin Tingzon after 44 years apart. But that’s not all! Since finding each other again they’ve since realised they’re related and are in fact cousins!
Telesfora explains:
“When I joined Who-Remembers-Me.com I didn't expect to meet an...
From Balbeggie Street in Scotland to Christchurch in New Zealand and Bahrain in the Middle East
Dorothy Webster has recently reconnected with a former neighbour from Scotland. Both her and her neighbour used to live ...
Teacher Ties
Tony Johnston a former teacher recently reconnected with some ex-pupils. Tony used to teach Health and Religious Educati...
From the Philippines to Ireland
Julie Menguito from the Philippines was introduced to Who-Remembers-Me.com through her friend Reina, who is now in I...
Former childhood sweethearts reconnected
Lisa Stibbe from Australia has recently reconnected with her first real boyfriend from high school. They met when Lisa w...
From North to South – New Zealand Reconnection
Denis Broadbent from Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island has recently reconnected with Kathy from ‘Windy Wellingt...
Old school friends reconnected after almost 10 years apart
Llywelyn Anthony from South Africa recently got in touch to say he has reconnected with an old school friend he hasn’t s...
Reconnecting friends from all over the world
Jenny Langford from Mildura in Australia has been in touch to say she recently reconnected with an old school friend thr...
New connections
While searching for old friends, John Jardenil made a whole lot of new ones and wrote to thank us. You’re welcome John; ...
November 2006
Former WRAC friends reunited after 40 years!
An actual reunion this month…
This month’s star story comes from Anna McDougall from Crawley in the UK who was recently reunited with her former WRAC colleague Jean Palmer after 40 years. Unbeknown to both ladies they had been living only 50 miles apart all this time.
Anna explains:
“I joined the Women’s Royal Army Corps back in March 1962 and went to Hobbs Barracks, Lingfield. There I me...
Making dreams come true…
Raquel Salamanca, a medical secretary from Toronto in Canada, was thrilled when she recently found an old friend of hers...
Global network bringing new and old together!
Rivi from Australia recently contacted us after getting in touch with a very new friend. While looking through a number ...
Childhood sweethearts back in touch
Katrena from New Zealand has a lovely story to tell. She was recently contacted by her childhood sweetheart, a boy she u...
Lost touch twice but now firmly back in regular contact thanks to WRM
Gary Hayes, from Australia, recently reconnected with a former school friend from 1958. They were in the same year at hi...
WRM playing cupid?
Jeff from Ontario in Canada has recently been in touch to let us know he has reconnected with a former high school frien...
From Victoria to Queensland – and back again!
Sandra Papavasiliou from Queensland in Australia recently reconnected with Jan, a girl she used to go to school with in ...
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October 2006
Iranian School Friends Reconnected After 28 Years Apart
This month’s ‘star story’ comes from Nicky Moxon (formerly Turner), 38, who reconnected with former school friend, Lucy Barber. Here’s the twist, the two girls, now both resident in the UK, were in the same school year at the same school in Tehran, Iran! Nicky explains:
“When I typed in the name of the school I attended in Iran, I didn’t expect to find it listed, let alone find somebody I knew!...
Friends reunited from opposite ends of the world!
Wyn Johnson was recently reunited with Myra Farnell, née Wade, an old school friend from 50 years ago! Incredibly they b...
Former school friends reconnected despite the odds being stacked against them…
Tania Scott recently reconnected with a girl she used to go to primary school and high school with. No sooner had she re...
Greetings from Malaysia!
Hitesh Kothari from Malaysia has recently reconnected with somebody from his primary school. He was amazed his school wa...
50 years later and 16 new additions…
Mike and Marion from Cyprus wrote to tell us how thrilled they were to receive a message from an old school friend from ...
Former colleagues reconnected after 38 years!
June Carcary’s a dab hand at this now! June, from Queensland in Australia, very kindly told us a few months ago how she ...
Reconnected after 40 years apart!
Keith Abbey has recently reconnected with an old school pal after almost 40 years and was amazed to find his friend is r...
On the ball…
Evelyn from Australia was thrilled to reconnect with a friend who remembers her from her sports days as a child. Evelyn...
Ex RAF Buddies back in contact!
Although it’s early days yet, Derek Wennington wrote to tell us he’s made contact with an ex RAF chap from the same base...
High School Memories come flooding back…
Michelle Hicks from Australia has been in touch to let us know she recently reconnected with a girl from her high school...
Seven Schools, Just One Click!
Victoria Dewitt was thrilled to reconnect with a former school friend especially as her family moved a lot making it har...
Graduates reconnected and in the same town after all this time!
Pamela recently got in touch to say she was so pleased to have made contact with a former school mate. She and her frien...