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15 October 2014
WW2 - People's War

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ronaldohampton
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i was called up into the army on the 16/11/1944 to go to the WATHERLY BARRACKS IN EDINBUGH . IT WAS FREZZING WHEN WE AT LAST GOT THERE AT 10 AT NIGHT. HAD TO GET SOME STRAW FOR OUR BEDDING AND IT WAS HORRIBLE. NEXT DAY WE HAD TO GET KITTED OUT WHAT A PERFORMANCE THAT WAS..WE HAD TO RUN HERE THERE AND EVERY WHERE BECUACE IT WAS THE HOME OF KRLB.. I DID 12WEEKS OF INFANTRY TRAINING THERE AND BOY DID I KNOW IT..BUT NOW LOOKING BACK OVER ALL THE YEARS IT DOES YOU THE POWER OF GOOD..AND I WANTED TO JOIN THE NAVY.. WE HAD 2 CHOOSES 1 THE ARMY 2 GO DOWN THE PITS AS A BEVAN BOY.. IM GLAD I TOOK THE NO1. I SERVED 5 YEARS AND THE NO OF MY DEMODED WAS 64 .. I MEET A LOT OF VERY GOOD PEOPLE BUT HAVE LOST TOUCH WITH THEM ALL.. MORES THE PITY. WE SAW A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU WOULD NEVER AFFORD TO SEE IN CIVVEY STREET, AND ITS NICE TO HAVE SOME VERY NICE MEMIOURS AND A FEW BAD . SORRY ABOUT THE SPELLING

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