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    Looking to contact enfield303t

    Good morning all,

    my computer went down and I lost a lot of email addresses, I wanted to contact enfield303t to check that he had no wildfires near him. I was surprised to see that he had not been active since 2022, are any members in contact with him by other means?

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    Since my earlier post, I have now established that enfield303t (Don), who had not been active on here since Dec 2022, passed away in January of this year, 2023.

    Both he and his son Cass, helped me reunite my dad with a Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 T, a rifle he had used in WWII. As a result, they became good friends with my dad and with my sons and myself. We met up several times during our visits to BC.

    Although I felt that something was seriously wrong as he had not been active on the forum for over a year, the news of his death was still a shock.

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    Last edited by IanS; 11-07-2023 at 07:26 PM. Reason: Correcting date to Dec 2022.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IanS View Post
    I have now established that enfield303t (Don), who had not been active on here since May 2022, passed away in January of this year, 2023.
    I remember that whole thread and discussion very well. Sad, I didn't know he was gone. This needs to be carried over to the memorial thread. Sad to hear.
    Regards, Jim

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    Sad to hear the passing of any member here though we must all face the fact we are all marching towards that finite line.

    My 2 cents on Milsurps as a web platform is that no other place out there carries the respect and helpfulness as here, this is why I feel the members stay here as long termer's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CINDERS View Post
    Sad to hear the passing of any member here though we must all face the fact we are all marching towards that finite line.

    My 2 cents on Milsurps as a web platform is that no other place out there carries the respect and helpfulness as here, this is why I feel the members stay here as long termer's.
    I agree.
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    Nice comments guys. Don was an example of the type of member you have highlighted, he did a wonderful thing in reuniting my dad with a "T", they became good friends. He also set up a shooting day for my grandson, my sons and me, my grandson said it was his best holiday ever.

    If you haven't seen a photo of Don, click on the link and go down to post #105. https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=48373&page=11
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    Last edited by IanS; 10-05-2023 at 02:29 PM. Reason: adjusting link.

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    Good news, I have managed to contact Don's daughter and contact with his son Cass will follow.

    Ian.

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