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Stories categorised in 'Else happened and I was in uniform by Geoffrey Dent'. These stories may contain references to other themes.
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Else happened and I was in uniform. (Part 1)

The garage was large enough to house our two appliances — an old Ford truck with a trailer pump and...

Else happened and I was in uniform.(part 2)

Ted had a packet of French Easter cards so our parents got the strange message “Joyeux Pâques....

Else happened and I was in uniform.(Part 3)

One of the odder jobs came our way when Ted and I with three or four of the chaps were sent to...

Else happened and I was in uniform.(Part 4)

You're not going on leave; you're going to instruct the Sussex Regimental Stretcher bearers in...

Else happened and I was in uniform. (Part 5)

A token selection of medium ranking personalities were lobbed into a tank of water on behalf of us all...

Else happened and I was in uniform. (Part 6)

It must have been about now that one afternoon the whole company was assembled in a semicircle to listen to...

Else happened and I was in uniform. (Part 7)

We drove through the busy part of town with the Arab and me in little more that a white lab coat sitting...

Else happened and I was in uniform. (Part 8)

It was during the hours of waiting that we got to know some of these ambulance girls and one of them...

Else happened and I was in uniform. (Part 9 Final)

A few days later jock and I were walking along the streets of Alexandria when I saw an officer coming...

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