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Preamble – National Service a Memoir

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Chapter 1

Preamble – National Service a Memoir

Like every other young man in Britain after the end of World War II in 1945 I was required to do my National Service. That is, compulsory service in the armed forces of the Crown. Unlike most of my comrades, I decided to write about my experience in this National Service memoir. It begins here. [Read more…]

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