A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings

A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings - Preface, Chapters 1 and 2

One of these single vehicle trips took driver Bickerstaff, with me as co-driver, to Biggin Hill... In...

A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings - Chapter 3

The responsibility was laid at the door of the officer who had failed to ensure that all vehicles were...

A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings - Chapter 4

It was now entering the station and Fred was in the chicken shed choosing his victim... Fred forgot all...

A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings - Chapter 5

Again Reg and I were on our own and we never caught up with the others, all of whom got back to...

A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings - Chapter 6

My mother always greeted us with the news of neighbours’ sons who had been promoted to corporals,...

A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings - Chapter 7

The Panda division was recently formed and, as I later discovered, was equipped with tanks of a new design...

A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings - Chapter 8

Each convoy was led by an officer and the meal lorry by a corporal... In his capacity as the War Office...

A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings - Chapter 9

All vehicles, primarily Commers and Austins, were to be exchanged for Bedfords to be collected from various...

A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings - Chapter 10

So great was the risk of fire and explosion, that the General in charge of port facilities flew back to...

A Collection of Memories by John Rawlings - Chapter 11 and Conclusion

The day came for our demobilisation and Dicky and I planned to travel together to the channel port stopping...