James Nunn Blog

Request for Posthumous Award of Promotion

Today, I submitted my request to the Australian Defence Department to recognize and award (posthumously) a promotion for my grandfather, Sgt. David John McCullough that he had been given prior to his death in...

RIP Max

Today (Jan. 28) was a sad day in the household. Max was more like a dog than a cat in many ways. He was the perfect cat for us. Today he left us. A...

#TeamTracie 2022

I am so excited that Tracie Reveal Shipman has stepped up during this critical time to once again serve our great city. For those that don’t know Tracie (and I’m not really sure who...

House Updates 2021

One of the big projects that have been going on with Chris and I over the past few months have been some significant updates to our house. There are some that say that if...

Hello Mother. Three Years On.

Hello Mother. It is I, your number three son. I remember the first FB message I got from you. “Hello James … this is your mother.” I’d been trying to get you to set...

2021 Election – City Edition

2021 Election – City Edition

Always fun to get a different version of history presented to you on a hump day. Woke up this morning with a question about my alleged support for one of the candidates in the...

Lost Letter to my Grandmother – 76 years later

Recently, I was contacted through my website by a gentleman whose grandfather (Major Lawrence) was the commanding officer of my grandfather who was killed in WWII. The letter he wrote explained the day that...

Happy 13th Little Brother

I think it is true for everyone, but there are very few moments in history that have a lasting impact on my life. Sure, there is the day you are born; the day you...

Life Story for David John Barlow (McCullough)

Life Story for David John Barlow (McCullough)

When David John Barlow was born on February 25, 1916, in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, his father, Stanley Victor Barlow, was 22 and his mother, Olive Martha Barlow (nee Veale), was 23. His father, Stanley,...