2/10/2024 0 Comments Shadow of a Doubt, Young Charlie and Uncle Charlie have a climatic battle in which![]() One character, a Private Hill, who was said to be a dispenser in civil life, constantly got drunk, lost his kit and never washed or cleaned his gear. I found it off and rather debasing to find what the odd one or two would do to get out of the army. ![]() She became a well-known singer and in later years appeared on her own television series. ![]() Burton found a girlfriend who came to sing to us a song called 'Johnny Pedlar'. I was to hear of him a couple of years later. Quite soon his life changed to wine, women and song. One or two fires were started in Leeds and some of the lads were sent out to help.Īmong the characters with us was a fellow named Stirrer who had started out to be a monk. H.E.'s were dropped in Becket's Park and some incendiaries fell and one or two fell on the officers mess which were put out and I remember shrapnel falling. Some of us were on duty at the time fire piquet etc. They seemed to love looking for trivial things.ĭuring our training there was an air raid on Leeds. Every Saturday morning there was everyone on parade hoping not to get charged for some minor offence or other. There were the usual drills and lectures. ![]() After being at Leeds a day or two we were sorted out and put into companies and I found myself in a squad in B Company under Sgt. After the air raids during the previous November I hoped that there would not be any more. I left Phyllis with Mary aged four and Brian aged eleven months and wondering how she would cope. at Becket's Park Leeds where I arrived on the 16th Jan. I have taken as much care as possible to ensure the accuracy of its contents especially place names.Īfter the usual medical examination and passing A.1 I expected to be recruited to the P.B.I. I have taken the liberty of calling it 'Duration'. In it his main loves of football and opera shine through along side many anecdotes of his time in the Army. ![]() This is a straight forward account of his time in the R.A.M.C. His story is one similar to that shared by many. On and off, over a period of 3 years, I have deciphered and transfered these onto computer. These took the form of handwritten exercise books. During the 1980's he was pursuaded by his children to write down his war memoirs. This is the story written by my Uncle George. ![]()
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