This did not sound at all good I knew that I had my work cut out to get the Battalion ready, but...
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The scenes on my return to the harbour were not what one considers to be quite up to the standard of a...
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I tried to sleep in the lorry but couldn't owing to the cold and there being very little room so I got...
We had our food in a tent, which would only hold a 100 and as there was 300 in camp we had...
On the morning of the 23rd March 1942 we moved, I looked quite smart in my new suit, my greatcoat was...
The officer occupants of these rooms were known as Wing I, I had the opportunity of moving into one of...
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In Italy we were issued with three kinds English, Canadian and New Zealand and one period we received what...
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At that time I was looking out of my window when I saw the RC Padre running into his quarter and then...
At 4 o'clock they came, the Italians had opened the front gate but no others, the Germans came in the...
We all considered the German bread ration was bigger and better than the Italian, I enjoyed it and used to...
The camp at first appearance looked like an ordinary British hutted camp surrounded by the usual double...
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2000 - Tea or cocoa made in room from Red X parcels, bread, butter and jam, 1 biscuit and cheese. The...
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