Family and friends
This Timeline was created to help collect my memories in a single place online.
Join Memories to request access to contribute your cherished photos, videos, and stories to Arthur Douglas (AKA Bill)'s memorial with others who loved them.
Join MemoriesMrs Valmai Susan Bannister
🕯 stephan faccendini lit a candle dear uncle Bill , elodie , Josh and I will miss you ! you were a hero for all the family:WW2 DDay, Arnhem and Narvik veteran . may you rest in peace with your beloved ones ! stephan aka Charlie Brown ;-)
🌷 carin faccendini gave a flower To my dear uncle Bill, I and the whole family will truly miss you and you will always live in our memories. With all our live from Carin
🌷 Drew Bannister gave a flower Will most certainly miss your phone calls Mr Nocton. Your stories were enlightening and your weather reports were most helpful. I look forward to the day we chat again. In memory of an amazing man who through fate entered our lives. Our family are better people for knowing you, the world has lost an incredible...
🕯 Mrs Valmai Susan Bannister lit a candle My dear friend - I will miss our get togethers, our sing-alongs and your beautiful poetry. My family and I will miss your phone calls and your lovely sense of humour. A true gentleman to the end now reunited with your beloved Laurie. And I will aways love you too and Í will never forget you. Je vous aime....
🕯 carin faccendini lit a candle Dear Bill, I would like to add a few words to my short message of the other day. I so miss our weekly phonecalls, you were always so cheerful, full of humour, telling me funny stories, never complaining, always saying how lucky you were and I know life wasn't easy for you. I have so many memories of all the times ...
🕯 madeleine magnusson lit a candle Dear Uncle Bill, So many years passed since we met in Sweden. We remember you with respect and joy. Rest in peace and a big hug to Farmor and Laury. Kram Madeleine, Patric, William and Magnus and mother Ursula. Gothenburg, Sweden.
Elizabeth Meadley Unknown, R.G. Staddon & A.D. Nocton
Elizabeth Meadley Uncle Bill 2007
🕯 John lit a candle Will always remember you Uncle Bill and I am proud of belonging to your family. Love from your sisters grand son John with family.
🕯 Elizabeth Meadley lit a candle Uncle Bill (and Auntie Laurie) were there when I was born and have been part of my life for the last 65yrs. As they had no children I was their adopted daughter along with my brother and sister. I was lucky enough to visit most of Australia in my younger years as I spent at least one of my school holidays visiting ...
🕯 faccendini Carrel lit a candle Dear Oncle Bill I have so many nice memories of you and Laurie in Sospel. I remenber you playing so easely piano when I was learning with difficulty " lettre à élise "!! And I also remenber how you love our dogs!! I.m sure that in your heaven you are now playing piano with Laurie, mormor and daddy , drinking a gl...
🕯 Neil Bannister lit a candle Mr Nocton thank you for being a true and loyal friend to our family. You were an extremely intelligent gentleman with a wealth of knowledge,stories,adventures and great memories. You will be sadly missed by all of us and especially Valmai with whom you had a special and strong bond. In our pain and tears we share A...
🕯 Mrs Valmai Susan Bannister lit a candle I'd like to share some of my friend's beautiful poetry - "On a Park Bench" (1953) All that I could never be is aching in the heart of me. True values lost, old friendships gone and all around the setting sun. If I should live another life beyond this world of sin and strife, I pray that I dea...
🕯 John Magnusson lit a candle Dear Bill, the last time we spoke on the phone you asked me if I still play "Freight train" on my guitar. You said you still sometimes play the casette tape I sent you many years ago. Friday evening I played it again for you.The last lines are: When I die please bury me deep, down at the end of a chestnut street. Pla...
🕯 David Wright lit a candle I write this message with a heavy heart, I have only just found out about your passing for I have been away. I have known you for such a long time and even to this day I still remember the great times the three of us had playing Bingo when I was such a small child when we lived next door to you at Helensvale. I reall...
🌷 Mrs Valmai Susan Bannister gave a flower My dear friend. You would have been 96 today and you would have said to me "96 not out and batting with a runner". That was me! I miss your one-liners and your worldly knowledge. My family and I miss your calls and we often share a memory or two of our loved and respected Arthur. In your memory, Dre...