http://www.shaunahicks.com.au/family-gatherings/ Family and Local History Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:07:18 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.shaunahicks.com.au/family-gatherings/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 Liz Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:45:05 +0000 http://www.shaunahicks.com.au/?p=570#comment-1352 Shauna, thanks for passing on your lovely family story. My husband had the good fortune to attend the 100th birthday of his Uncle last year. I was unable to attend as it was interstate. Uncle Jack had been really looking forward to getting a card from the Queen which my husband has arranged months previously. A birth certificate had to be purchased as we did not want to ask Jack for a copy of his. The NSW BDM registry rang to check on the request as they were bascially denying it due to privacy issues, but when the reason was explained the certificate was durely sent. Jack did not have any children. We received a frantic phone call about a week before the birthday from Jack asking if we had his certificate as he needed it "for the Queen". My husband had to say no but rest assured his greeting from the Queen was on its way. Uncle Jack passed away Easter Sunday this year aged 101. The Sydney Morning Herald interviewed him a year or so ago and the article can be read here http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/09/26/1222217523702.html Shauna, thanks for passing on your lovely family story. My husband had the good fortune to attend the 100th birthday of his Uncle last year. I was unable to attend as it was interstate. Uncle Jack had been really looking forward to getting a card from the Queen which my husband has arranged months previously. A birth certificate had to be purchased as we did not want to ask Jack for a copy of his. The NSW BDM registry rang to check on the request as they were bascially denying it due to privacy issues, but when the reason was explained the certificate was durely sent. Jack did not have any children. We received a frantic phone call about a week before the birthday from Jack asking if we had his certificate as he needed it “for the Queen”. My husband had to say no but rest assured his greeting from the Queen was on its way. Uncle Jack passed away Easter Sunday this year aged 101. The Sydney Morning Herald interviewed him a year or so ago and the article can be read here http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/09/26/1222217523702.html

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