- Contributed by听
- Harold Thompson
- People in story:听
- Harold Thompson
- Location of story:听
- Home and France
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A1969527
- Contributed on:听
- 05 November 2003
I was sixteen years old and working in the stone quarries at Portland, Dorset. Very hard work and with little prospect for the future.One afternnon in January 1939 I down toolsgot on my bike and rode to the Army Recruitment office and by five oclock i was in the Royal Artillary , I put my age on one year as I was to young to join.Iwent to Woolwich Royal Artillary Barracks the next day for the start of my training, two days later i was crying my eyes out wanted to go home,once over that I enjoyed the army life and would do the same thing over again.
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