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Surviving Conscription

Surviving Conscription

By: vince.tracy@yahoo.com
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 Tommy Rawcliife has written a series of scripts describing his experiences as a conscript in the British Army. He became a member of the military police. He also became the judo instructor of the producer of this series-Vince Tracy. Tom was also best man at my wedding, This really is a very funny seriesall rights reserved and property of tommy rawcliffe and vince tracy
Episodes
  • The Chester Elite

    The Chester Elite
    Dec 20 2012
    When I first arrived in Chester we were stationed in The Castle in the heart of the City overlooking the beautiful river Dee. We had fewer duties to perform at my new posting but had one very interesting one. We had to spend the odd weekend at Altcar camp and shooting range near Formby, a little north of Liverpool. The territorial army and cadets would gather at this camp for weekend training, and our role was simply to keep the peace. This was a sinecure but it did supply some lighter moments. A group of teenage lads, army cadets from Manchester, was spending two nights sleeping in one of the Nissen huts....
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  • South Hampton-What's that all about?

    South Hampton-What's that all about?
    Dec 20 2012
    That journey, Limassol to Nicosia alone in the back of an army ambulance, saw me moaning and puking with motion sickness. It was far worse than the ten day trip from Southampton to Limassol but mercifully far shorter. (Why do people say 'South Hampton', surely with only one 'H' it should be South Ampton, people don't say South Hend!).During my short stay in this new hospital I had a radio request played for me, I had asked them to play 'Claire de Lune' by Debussy for all the Mancunians stationed in Cyprus. They played the music but added that Mancunians were people from the Isle of Man! Dear Lord, and they say that the standard of education has declined since those days.!!
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  • Puking to Limasol

    Puking to Limasol
    Dec 20 2012
    That journey, Limassol to Nicosia alone in the back of an army ambulance, saw me moaning and puking with motion sickness. It was far worse than the ten day trip from Southampton to Limassol but mercifully far shorter. (Why do people say 'South Hampton', surely with only one 'H' it should be South Ampton, people don't say South Hend!).During my short stay in this new hospital I had a radio request played for me, I had asked them to play 'Claire de Lune' by Debussy for all the Mancunians stationed in Cyprus. They played the music but added that Mancunians were people from the Isle of Man! Dear Lord, and they say that the standard of education has declined since those days.!!
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