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National service day 2015

norfolk brummie

norfolk brummie

gone but not forgotten
To all of you ex-National Service 'squaddies', don't forget that Sunday, June 28th is National Service Day. (1945 - 1963).

We also did our bit, some of us even died. I had a friend that I joined up with, that was killed in Malaya. Some National Service men were killed in Korea, and in other conflicts.

Eddie.
 
Thanks for the reminder, Eddie. (RAF 1955-57)

Yes, Malaya and battling the Mau Mau in East Africa saw a few fatalities.

Maurice (Cardington, Hednesford, Yatesbury, Stoke Heath)
 
[h=2]NATIONAL SERVICE DAY AND REUNION[/h]Sunday 28 June 2015On Sunday 28 June the National Service Veterans Association will hold their annual service and reunion at the National Memorial Arboretum.
The general public are invited to attend this service.

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Venue: National Service Memorial
 
My Mates Going John, (Ex GG), but nothing here at all, I am taking my son William RE Para's, to the (Arboretum) on Wednesday, and to pay my respects to my old comrades.Paul
 
Remembering ALL National Service Personal, but for me, remembering Bob Allen. We joined together in January 1952, completed all our training together, between January and August. I was sent to Germany, Bob to Malaya. Killed on his second day out there, aged 18, for around a £1.00 a week. What a waste.

Eddie

Corporal Haynes 001.jpgSelf, 1953
 
Not a NSM, but regular, joined as a boy, I too lost mates in Aden 64/65. and NI, 69/73, but do not consider any life lost in defence of the Realm, "Great British Empire or not" a waste. We were not paid much more than you in the early sixty's, but we knew our duty once enlisted, and trained. We were never deployed as (tourists), we were there to defend the British governments interests of the day and acted accordingly even if it meant death or maiming, we hoped not, BUT!!!!!!. Paul
 
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