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On Christmas Eve 1944, as London was affected by the severe bombing ofBaby Blitz”John Moore was left on the street. Only a few days had passed when he was picked up by a policeman and taken away St. Thomas Hospital – but its origin and its description Family A mystery remains.
Four years later, he was adopted as a sweet baby Family In kenningtonSouth LondonWhere he spent a “happy” childhood. Between going to school and helping his neighbors at the market on weekends, his busy life left little time to think about where he came from.
Little did he know that his biological father and half-brother, Lucas Borg, who was born 11 years after Mr. Moore, was living just a mile away. kennington, The pair grew up far away from each other but were unaware of each other’s existence until a Christmas gift from Lucas’ daughter changed everything.
“I had a happy life,” Mr Moore said. Independent“I had a wonderful mother, father, and two brothers, My only worry growing up was would my biological family find out that I was alive, that I was safe and living a good life?”
“I never really thought much about how to find my biological family,” he said. “I wouldn’t have known how.”
Decades passed, and the two half-brothers started their own families. The first inkling of their shared heritage came when Mr Moore’s son took a DNA test through his work and discovered he had Maltese heritage.
Curious about the revelation, Mr Moore decided to take a similar test at home from a different provider to see if it gave him the same results. The results were certain – where one of her parents, who was always a mystery to her, was from malta,
Several years later, Mr. Borg’s daughter Ella received an award MyHeritage DNA test As a Christmas gift from my husband Ryan. She was surprised to find a close relationship with a man she had never heard of – a man who also had Maltese heritage and ties to South London. This was enough to convince Mr. Borg to take the test himself.
“It matches John 50 percent,” said Mr. Borg, now 70. “It was surprising because I always wanted a brother or sister, but my mother couldn’t have any more children.
“It was a huge shock.”
Mr Moore, now 80, was stunned to discover he had family he never knew about. “Because of the timing, I had no expectations from the DNA regarding the family,” he said. “You know, if anyone were a part of me, they would be dead by now. It’s been so many years.”
The pair reached out to each other and began sharing stories and memories. On Easter Sunday this year, they met in person for the first time, which he described as an “emotional” and “nervous” reunion.
“I was very nervous at first,” Mr Moore said. “I didn’t know whether to shake Lucas’ hand or hug him because you’ve never met someone who has half the genes you have.”
But the conversation continued and they soon discovered there were surprising similarities in their upbringings – from frequent swimming at Manor Place in Kennington to the pie and mash shop they visited regularly.
Mr Moore learned that his biological father, George, had come to the UK from Malta at the age of 18 with nothing more than a piece of cheese and a loaf of bread.
George, who did not speak English when he arrived, worked in the merchant navy and Mr Borg remembers him as a “kind” and “polite” family man.
The pair said it “took time” to go from feeling like strangers to becoming brothers, but they are happy to be reunited through DNA testing.
“It’s quite incredible how close we were, but so far at the same time,” Mr Moore said.
Mr Borg said, “It’s a shame that George, our father, didn’t know John was around, because he treated him like his son too.” “He was that kind of person. He was a very nice person, and he would have embraced John as his own son.”