During the war

[NorthernDave]

No one fancies dressing up in women's clothing and entertaining the troops?

The CycleChat Concert Party? Who'd be la-de-da Gunner Graham?

 

[Drago]

Say what you like about the Nazis but they certainly know how to put on an impressive torchlight parade. Always neatly turned out and with a sharp eye for correct manners. I'm sure we can come to some amicable arrangement that prevents us having to fight the Great War over again. I see no great hardship in lending a hand when they come, provided those ghastly bolsheviks ruffians and cosmopolitan types can be dealt with. Any well mannered officer would be welcome to dine at my country house.

I'm sure they'd love it round my house for dinner, particularly the bit where I say the motzi nefore we start eating...

 

[FishFright]

I go into my local cemetery quite a few times a week. I see many war graves,some 1st World War,some 2nd World War. You'd be surprised how many over 35's were killed in WW1. Some were even in their 40's. People think of young men even boys being enlisted or volunteering during that conflict,but i only see the odd teenager's grave.
Maybe they thought Britain was worth saving in those days. I wouldn't say our current degenerate society is worth fighting for!

And now you are supporting Nazi's in the US ? Imagine what the parent's of those boys would think of that ?

 

[Notafettler]

While I am sure you are right, in general, I have seen WW1 and WW2 graves in cemeteries in UK, apart from the obvious, ie those service personnel killed on UK soil (eg air raids, etc), or, air crew, I always assumed they were service personnel who died of wounds after returning to UK.

Good point.

 

[Notafettler]

just 14 days after "9/11" I visited, walked, smelled & touched the horror 1st hand, a mere 15 minute drive from where I grew up. I was between jobs & after consulting no one, I called a US Air Force recruitment center. I was about 40 yrs old. they didn't want me. the recruiter said: "sorry, there's nothing I can do for you"

The army may have taken you. Even at forty you would still have a bit of life left in you. Just a bit

 

[Drago]

Be cool fellers. No need to start fisticuffs - thats what the nazzies are for.

I only wanted to know whether youd be drafted, in a reseeved occupation, or a conchie, if it were 1939 all over again. Or maybe do a runner? There's no need to start an actual war over it.

 

[DRM]

Too old now, probably be ok for the Home Guard shouting don’t panic, and telling anyone who’ll listen that they don’t like it up em, that cold steel you know.

 

[FishFright]

Be cool fellers. No need to start fisticuffs - thats what the nazzies are for.

I only wanted to know whether youd be drafted, in a reseeved occupation, or a conchie, if it were 1939 all over again. Or maybe do a runner? There's no need to start an actual war over it.

Yeah but they don't like it up 'em !

 

[DRM]

It matters where they die. For instance Afghanistan where relatives wouldn't be able to visit the graves and the graves would be desecrated anyway.

I think that’s a more modern thing, I’m certain that even as recently as the Falklands War, those killed were buried on the islands, I know there is a commonwealth war graves plot in Wayne’s Keep, Nicosia, but it’s now in the UN buffer zone, so again it nigh on impossible to visit, Dad in law wanted to see it a few years back, as well as were he was based near RAF Nicosia, now the old airport that’s also out of bounds, I did some genealogy a while back, found one of my grandads older cousins is buried in Israel (WW1) and all the information suggests that his mum thought he’d died in Egypt, so can’t have been to visit, as they had emigrated from the North East to Australia , the authorities even sent his medals back to their old address in blighty, never to be seen again, despite his mum travelling back on a visit to family and not getting them back

 

[I like Skol]

SAS for me, they won't know what hit them

(A sprightly 47yo)

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I was invited to leave HM armed forces because I was too violent so they probably wouldn't want me back.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I think that’s a more modern thing, I’m certain that even as recently as the Falklands War, those killed were buried on the islands

Yes you're right, there are some British graves on the islands (less than 20, most at blue Beach in San Carlos) but 82 was the big change in policy of HMG when they received many requests from families to repatriate bodies, from then on it's been the norm. I think over 200 came back. Prior to 82 it was always the policy that you were buried where you fell.

The Argentines buried all their KIA on the islands, there's a really big cemetery at Teal Creek a couple of miles from Darwin.

 

[byegad]

My old man joined the Home Guard in July 1940, shortly after it formed. He was 17 and awaiting call up, which, when it came saw him passed A1 for the Royal Marines.
As he worked in the steel works as an apprentice fitter and turner, they put the kybosh on that, RESERVED OCCUPATION, he spent the rest of the war making parts for tanks and armoured cars, rising to maintenance foreman on a rolling mill by 1945.
He admired the older guys in his platoon, they'd all served in the first war so knew the score, and most were unable to run more than a few yards, so in the event of an invasion, they'd be unable to run away. They knew their role was to hold ground until the regulars arrived, and were fully prepared to do so.

Yeah but they don't like it up 'em !

Do you think that's wise?

 

[rockyroller]

I only wanted to know whether youd be drafted, in a reseeved occupation, or a conchie, if it were 1939 all over again. Or maybe do a runner? There's no need to start an actual war over it.

Wifey chose me for breeding & often liked me bragging that I "was" a perfect physical specimen. so I think I would have been drafted. I only missed Viet Nam by a few years

 

[Leaway2]

Good plan. And if the
Germans didn't follow suit, we'd end up with a decent railway system.

As the local provider bus and some trains are provided by Arriva, which is owned by Deutsche bundesbahn, I beg to differ.
I'm past the best before date also, perhaps I could drive a train.