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From: "Ted Finch" <>
Subject: [Mar] Fw: Military Website that I thought might be of interest to you
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 10:31:20 -0000


Hi List,

I have received the message below, which may be of interest to the list. I
have enquired and been told that it will be extended to cover Merchant Navy
personnel as well.

regards
Ted Finch
Mariners List

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Matthews <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 5:14 PM
Subject: Military Website that I thought might be of interest to you


> Hello there
>
> Sorry to intrude but hopefully this might be of interest to you.
>
> My name is Jim Matthews and I am an ex serviceman having served 22 years
> with the Black Watch. Sometime ago I decided to try and track down some
> old pals a task which I thought would be easy but after hours and hours
> trawling the Internet I did not have much success.
>
> Now don't get me wrong there are web sites out there and some are very
> good but unfortunately none were able to benefit me. So what I decided to
> do was put my mind to starting my own web site especially for people in a
> similar position to me i.e. looking for old friends in the Military.
>
> My partner Sarah, a good friend Graham and I are in the process of setting
> up: FINDANOLD.COM which we intend to be a one stop site for not only
> finding old friends but the chance to meet new ones and access a
> comprehensive range of topics and help on a wide range of related subjects
> and issues.
>
> Now the problem is we are starting from scratch and whilst Rome was not
> built in a day we are eager to build up a database and would like to
> invite you or any of your members to join.
>
> There is no cost or obligation involved in submitting your details to our
> database and we only require personal information relating to your time in
> the services. You do not need to give your address or phone number not
> even your date of birth. All data is subject to our own Privacy Policy and
> be assured it is not passed on to any third parties, that's a promise.
>
> Please have a look at the site which can be found at
>
> http://www.findanold.com
>
> If you have any questions you can email me personally by replying to this
> mailing or email us at
>
> With your help we can develop a worthwhile and much needed service so
> please consider submitting your details today and be part of something
> which I am sure will be very exciting.
>
> We are also more than happy to put links on our site which we consider
> would be beneficial/informative to any serving or ex serving person. We
> will of course vet all links that are submitted.
>
> Thanks for taking the time to read this mailing.
>
> Kind regards
>
>
> Jim Matthews
>
>
>

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