” All in all we were well equipped but no mention how stocks would be replenished if it ever happened. ” … if they went off when you were priming plastic explosive or a hand grenade or a sticky bomb then of course the whole lot went including you. This would be our water provider, in 1940 this water could be safely drunk.” ” The ground sloped away to a free flowing stream some fifty yards away. “… one was left with the impression that we were really rather special, I was seventeen and cynicism was not in my vocabulary.” Soon after I was selected for what was said to be a very special job… “ (Local Defence Volunteer) as it was first called.
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Reading his full account will take 2 minutes: ” In June 1940 I became a member of the Home Guard, L.D.V. These excerpts from Auxilier Geoff Ratcliff of East Bergholt Patrol, Suffolk paint a vivid picture of what it was like to have been a Patrol member. We will remember them Posted by CART HQ on NovemTagged with: auxiliary units, churchill's secret army, coleshill auxiliary research team, Remembrance Sunday In Somerset CART’s Chris Perry laid 2 wreaths at Somerton war memorial: One to all the men and women that served in the Aux Units in Somerset, and one to Major Ian Fenwick, the late John ‘Tiny’ Kidner of Somerton & all the men that served in the SAS. They also laid a wreath in memory of Aux Units. Best regards, Jim Gasgoyne.”ĬART’s Roger Green and Bill Ashby attended the memorial service at Coleshill, remembering all those from the village that gave their lives. A personal Thank You from me for ensuring that the CART slot was maintained at the RBL Cenotaph Remembrance Parade. The Duke of York took the salute before we dispersed from Horseguards Parade. Here’s what Jim had to say: “We were sandwiched between WRVS ladies (charming) and RSPCA officers (funny) with RAF Police alongside and Royal Military Police a few yards behind us. Our thanks to them for Auxiliary Units representation. This years Cenotaph memorial march in London was attended by Jim Gascoyne, John Hewett and Stewart Bates.
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