- Contributed by听
- Ron Goldstein
- People in story:听
- Ron Goldstein
- Location of story:听
- York and London
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A5875095
- Contributed on:听
- 23 September 2005
Ron's Demob Suit gets an airing
In an earlier article on this site I mentioned going through the 'Demob' process at York. To save you looking it up I repeat the relevant para below.
"The long awaited day eventually arrived.
From Barnard Castle I travelled to by train to York where my official de-mob took place.
The large hall where I made my good-byes was packed with hundreds of men trying on the latest that Montague Burton had to offer although, if I remember rightly, you could have any colour suit providing it was navy or brown and any style providing it was single breasted or double breasted!"
A more recent article by another veteran also spoke about "getting one's Demob Suit".
I went back to my oft-quoted Army Album and it confirmed that in 1947, a family wedding reception gave me a chance to give my own demob suit an outing.
The snap above, actually the last photo in my Army Album, shows yours truly and two of my brother Mossy's in-laws striding along Picadilly on the way to the reception.
Note the absence of heavy traffic !
Ron
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