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i would have loved working in theater with you
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The El Kantara Adventure – final episode; 27th November? 1945
----------------------------------------I attended a lecture on fractures after breakfast and spent the rest of the morning preparing the operating theatre and assisting at operations. My post had included a letter, redirected from Qassassim and Moascar, from Will Farmer, who has been posted to the Far East. His ship was due at the El Firdan bridge today, so I waited for it at the canal bank and gave it a wave [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Nov 27, 2008 11:32:18 AM] |
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The Moascar Adventure – semifinal episode; 28th November 1945
----------------------------------------As warned, I was recalled to the Field Ambulance, which was moving. It was, in fact, moving to “Palestine” and any Jewish soldiers moving there would be regarded as quota restriction dodgers. In consequence, they would transfer me, and one of the cooks, to another unit in Egypt. [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Nov 29, 2008 11:44:57 AM] |
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The Moascar Adventure – final episode; 29th November 1945
The next day I would probably be back in an operating theatre or some such place where I could not wear boots. I made my way to a local cobbler to be measured for shoes. He informed me that it would take five days to make the shoes and offered me the chance of finding a suitable pair from stock. There was nothing that fitted, so he said, "You are not worth the bother" and that was that. |
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The Egyptian adventure; November 30, 1945
This day was devoted to packing, moving and settling in at a new location on the Sweet Water Canal. I was careful to pack my plimsolls in an accessible spot, in case I was expected to start work the same day in a place where the clatter of boots on boards would be disturbing to patients. I need not have bothered. The rest of the day was devoted to travelling, finding my billet, cleaning my bed space and unpacking. |
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Friday, 1st December 1944
After a brief resting period in Gemert, including a Brussels leave for me, we caught up with the infantry, who were billeted in a monastery in Deurne. We were in a school across the road, and the Prior of the monastery arranged a series of German conversation lessons for us. |
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Saturday, 2nd December 1944
This turned out to be yet another of those wet, miserable days and we were glad to be indoors. I had mastered at least one tune on the mouth organ. This was a cowboy song Corny had taught us after we had sung “I’m an old cow hand, from the Rio Grande”; the words of the chorus sound like “Oh a tie aye yippee yippee eh, eh, eh.” |
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Sunday, 3rd December 1944
There was no further movement order as yet, so Atkins and I took a short recce of the town. As we returned, a twin engine bomber flew over. “That’s odd”, said I, “Its engines are desynchronised like the German bombers used to be (to fool the predictors when raiding England. These were supposed to be computerised directional sound devices - probably a disguise for RADAR.) I wonder if our bombers do the same.” The bomber was unaccompanied – another non British practice, those days. It soon became clear that the plane was German and so a quick dash back to billets was indicated. |
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Monday, 4th December 1944
Now we moved to Leisel, where someone discovered a German hand grenade, whose primer worked by holding the handle and throwing the rest, as a ribbon trailed between them. Captain Kilpack demonstrated this by throwing the grenade from one safe spot to another, while the rest of us were in cover, fingers in ears. |
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Tuesday, 5th December, 1944
In Leisel, we occupied a row of abandoned houses, with peat burning stoves. Scotty and I set up office, while some of the others went foraging for fuel and came back with a load of peat. Captain Kilpack accused my old mucker, Rowley Hall of disobedience and me of lying to cover up for him. I replied, “I thought you knew your men better than that. I am no liar, and I don’t think Hall would deliberately disobey an order!” Nevertheless, he awarded Rowley field punishment, which I had to supervise. I had to watch Rowley marching, double pace, round and round the back garden of the officers’ house, in what was called “full marching order”. Actually, it was full marching order plus extras – what the troops call “Christmas Tree Order”. Rowley took it in good part, regarding it as a challenge for him to laugh off. Dr. Kilpack was pleased with my report, and called off the rest of the punishment, as we were probably moving in the next day or two to keep close to the infantry. |
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