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--- On Wed, 11/11/09, Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Veteran's Day: Goans who laid down their lives > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 2:23 PM > Couldn't they be Mangaloreans, > Brazilians or Portuguese? Just curious > to know why you believe they are Goan, Mike? FN > > 2009/11/12 Michael Ali <[email protected]>: > > On this Veteran's day let us pause and > > say a prayer for the large number of Goans > > who have laid down their lives in the service > > of their country. A partial search of the > > website of the  Commonwealth War > > Graves Commission www.cwgc.org lists > > 215 Fernandes, 59 D'Souzas, 45 Dias', > > 21 D'Silvas, 4 Noronhas, 3 D'Mellos > > among others. > > -- > Frederick Noronha :: +91-832-2409490 > Writing, editing, alt.publishing, photography, journalism >
