Uncle Bills 101 29th November and his Loving wife Alice is 88 same day. Happy Birthday and Bless you both. I came from Australia to share their birthdays last year 2008. Our family grew up in Alamein Road Panmure, The Williams family were in Larsen Road. Our families first met at the Transit Camp Western Springs. Auckland, 1949, before shifting to Panmure, though Aunty Alice worked for Clothing Company "Greers" Ponsonby where my Mothers family the Bouchier girls and Uncle Ron Russell worked with the Griffiths girls during the war and after. The Transit Camp was used by the American Troops then handed over to Housing Corp. This camp, I found out at the Birthday, after all these years, was for the housing of non whites and mixed marrage families before being given State Houses. How bizzare is that, My family were from the Pacific Islands. No one thought it a problem back then, No regrets, if it never had not happened, we would not of had the pleasure and priviledge of knowing Uncle Bill, Aunty Alice Williams and wonderful family. We grew together, with Love of each others differences. Also fond memories of Ruka, Galvin, Rata, Tawhai, Lazaras, Hollis,Toia, Thompson, Betham, Callander, MacNamara, Craven, Wright, Murray, Carter, Hoet, Pye, Gordine, Roberts, Greenslade Tindals, Lamb families, where ever you may be. Those were the days.