Contents
Chapter 1 My Father’s Medals
Chapter 2 The Bristol Beaufighter Crash
Chapter 3 The Flying Fortress
Chapter 4 The Culprit Has Until Friday to Own Up
Chapter 5 Be Prepared
Chapter 6 Camping Beside the River Swale
Chapter 7 ‘Wake Up! The Garage Is On Fire’
Chapter 8 Childhood Visit To The Cinema
Chapter 9 Life as A Boy Soldier
Chapter 10 Roadside Camping
Chapter 11 The Wall of Death Incident
Chapter 12 A Reserve Bridge Demolition
Chapter 13 Career As A Sapper
Chapter 14 Friendly Fire
Chapter 15 The Lights Are Still On In The NAAFI Canteen!
Chapter 16 First Parade
Chapter 17 Sherpa Tenzing and The Dalai Lama
Chapter 18 A Rat In My Tent
Chapter 19 The Elephant
Chapter 20 The Auster Pilots Revenge
Chapter 21 Minor Operations Theatre
Chapter 22 Letter To An American Pen Friend
Chapter 23 The 72 Inch Cooking Range
Chapter 24 Mass Mini X-Ray
Chapter 25 Fred Berry
Chapter 26 Drunk In The Pram Park
Chapter 27 Sea Fishing With Father
Chapter 28 Dads Chicken House
Chapter 29 Car Hire In Gibraltar
Chapter 30 Shipwrecked In Gibraltar Harbour
Chapter 31 Sortie Day In Gibraltar
Chapter 32 The Circular Saw And The Jaguar
Chapter 33 Dad! Your Trousers Are On Fire!
Chapter 34 Where’s The Bloody Mayor
Chapter 35 A Letter From My Father
Chapter 36 The ‘New’ Dartford Crossing
Chapter 37 Dealing With Difficult People
Chapter 38 Family Lunch At The ‘Fox’
Chapter 39 The Bradford Army Cadet Force Shield
Chapter 40 Ships Radio Licence Course
Chapter 41 “Who The Hell Are You… Blue?”
Chapter 42 A Jaguar Goes To Spain
Chapter 43 Church Attendance – Risk Assessment
Chapter 44 Letter Of Condolence
