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My War 1938 - 1947 Part 1 of 8

I was 13 years old at the time of the Munich Pact, when Mr Chamberlain flew to Germany for a meeting with...

My War 1938 - 1947 Part 2 of 8

I went up to the Home Guard headquarters in the middle of Marton village, where I was registered as a...

My War 1938 to 1947 Part 3 of 8

On New Year's Day I do not remember any variation in the usual routine of drills, instruction , and...

My War 1938 - 1947 Part 4 of 8

After my week's leave was over I reported to the Regimental Depot at Chester, where I settled in to a...

My War 1938 to 1947 Part 5 of 8

After a day or two we realised that it was not just a café, it was also a brothel, which accounted for...

My War 1938 to 1948 Part 6 of 8

Other junior officers were arriving regularly, as their OCTU's trained them, but they all moved on to...

My War 1938 to 1947 Part 7 of 8

Once out to sea we steered East to take us parallel with the French and Italian coasts until we were past...

My War 1938 to 1947 Part 8 of 8

I suppose one of the most memorable incidents for me came when I met some of the officers from our...

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