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Must agree on this statement, Legion clubs are closing left, right and centre by mismanagement. Young ones or non ex-service personal appear to have most say in club running

Must agree on this, most Legion branches are closed now, too many close ranks that appear to hold balance in clubs. Committee's full of non service people who hold that say in workings of clubs

Was conscripted 1947 into what was ( THE GENERAL SERVICE CORPS ) reported to Stirling Castle in June 1947. Did basic training under three NCO's of The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders and given number 19182287. On end of basic was posted to Hilsea Barracks, Portsmouth for training as store man...

Don't you mean THE HIGHLAND GUNNERS

I stand corrected on this, but Menachem Begin still became prime minister

Now it could of been the Prince Maurice arracks, very large spider frame. This was 1962/3 long time ago, it was a civil defence course like a building site. Think some one on raoconline told me that name

Yes they were handy as a extra blanket

Don't know the name but it was near enough town centre i think. That's all I know it was a large spider outlay

Was in Devizes once for two weeks, was on a civil defence course. Based in Spiders huts, that would be 1962/3

Go to raoconline some one had a menu card for Christmas Dinner 1950

Yes go there and open GUS's Story

Being taught the basics of storekeeping

Yes did Ta camp there once and that was enought

I was being the basic's of store keeping, then specialised in MT stores nr Dorchester

In this matter I was trying to draw attention to dates, every one knows about Dunkirk and as Churchill said THE BATTLE FOR FRANCE IS OVER. now the battle for Britain begins. How can this be true when Scottish troops were still fighting in France two weeks after Dunkirk. Namely 51st Highland...