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I joined the force in 1938.
In 1939 my got my calling up papers.
I worked in engineering and then moved to another depot.
I went to the country then.
We shifted to the coast.
I didn't see any civvie street ands was with the forces for 7 years.
We were sent to reinforce Sicily and then to main Italy.
We should have come home for D-Day landing but were switched to number one — reinforce and stand by.
Two of us were sent to Scotland. We were doing the jobs of cooks.
I suppose I was lucky, I never fired a shot.
The only time I was near any trouble was when a German Aircraft went and dropped stray bombs.
The last one landed on the edge of the ditch and caused no damage to us.
It was pretty quite especially on number one special force.
I had leave whilst in transit camp — a month.
I went back to port and got a boat to go to Italy and someone said I shouldn't be on it — I should have been waiting in England — I was told to go back as you've listed as abroad again now.

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