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unclevanya
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Number of posts : 230
Age : 78
Localisation : Essex UK
Cap Badge : R Sigs
Places Served : 11 Sigs Vimy 'C' Catterick Nov 1963), 224 (Radio) Sig Squadron Garrats Hey, Quorn Leics( Jan-June 1964), 16 Sigs Bradbury Barracks Krefeld July-Oct 1964), 28 (BR) Sigs St Tonis & 4 Squadron, Tongeren (Cafe Maddy) (1964-1968), HQ UNFICYP Nicosia 6 month tour (1966), HMS Jufair & Hamala Camp Bahrien, 223 Sig Sqn (Radio) Winchester, Norn Ireland, HQ Northag Kolsas Olso Norway, 11 Sigs Helles Lines Catterick, Civvy Street 1977, Retired (Grumpy Victor Meldrew 2012)
Registration date : 2012-07-15

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PostSubject: Squaddie's Reading Material.... What did You Read?   Squaddie's Reading Material.... What did You Read? Icon_minitime24/9/2012, 00:51

Sven Hazel aka Hassel passed away last Friday aged 95. Responsible for hundreds of thousands of words of war stories, which saw many a squaddie through an endless guard. Books such as 'Legion of the Damned', 'Death Tracks' and 'Blitzfreeze'. affraid It has been said that most of these stories were just that, stories, and not about his actual war experiences of WW2, which allegedly, were just made up.

Many a boring evening when I didn't have 2 Pfennings rub together, or a DMark coin to go to the NAAFI for a beer (a Heineken was 45 Pfennings a bottle), smokes or a wad and tea to eat in the late 1960s. I too have passed many an hour on my pit reading Sven Hassel stories of his 'When I was in war.....!", along with J T Edson cowboy stories, and attempts to read Tolkien's The Hobbit'. cheers

If one was fortunate, one usually one managed to ponce a 5 or 10 DMark note off someone to go and have a few beers and a chinwag to pass the time before beddy byes..... to be paid back next pay parade with a couple of packets of 20 ciggies as interest. cheers

Does anyone remember their favorite books, that were passed around mates in the barracks, excluding the 'smutty' ones with plenty of photos!!!! drunken Sleep
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Number of posts : 2808
Age : 83
Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire
Cap Badge : RA/QOH
Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich
Registration date : 2010-03-02

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In my experience squaddies would read ANYTHING, particularly signallers, who fought a constant war against boredom.
We had a Jock in our mob who used to delight in tearing the last page out of a book before passing it on. Evil little git !
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Number of posts : 3048
Localisation : Camberley
Cap Badge : Royal Artillery
Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh
Registration date : 2010-10-26

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There was a time in the 70s when "Pink Backs" were being shared around, fitted in the map pocket nicely!! What what it is worth I have Sven Hassels' autograph. (sniff).
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Number of posts : 12
Age : 76
Localisation : Scotland
Cap Badge : Royal Signals
Places Served : JTR Troon, Lippstadt, Herford
Registration date : 2011-07-30

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My reading was mainly Sven Hassel whilst Corp. Bates in the next bunk was a J.T. Edson fan.

Apart from that, my reading was usually confined to Squadron orders and Slidex cards.
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Any old sh*t that was left lying around.Spent one night reading the MML and another QRs..Paper backs by the hundred and always removed the last couple of pages..Oh joy Laughing Laughing
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Number of posts : 3048
Localisation : Camberley
Cap Badge : Royal Artillery
Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh
Registration date : 2010-10-26

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Nick642 wrote:
My reading was mainly Sven Hassel whilst Corp. Bates in the next bunk was a J.T. Edson fan.



With a name like that I would have thought that he was in to the "Pink Backs" as well?
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Nick642
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Number of posts : 12
Age : 76
Localisation : Scotland
Cap Badge : Royal Signals
Places Served : JTR Troon, Lippstadt, Herford
Registration date : 2011-07-30

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@Shelldrake:

LoL. Happily, I didn't have to endure a W*nker for a roommate. George was more likely to be reading cowboy books or out trainspotting with the Padre and his model railway club on his off time. Can't recal the fella ever being drunk! Odd, very odd!
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Number of posts : 296
Age : 66
Localisation : Worksop, Notts
Cap Badge : R.E.M.E
Places Served : Fallingbostal, NI, Hohne, Fallingbostal, again.
Registration date : 2012-03-30

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Read all of Sven Hassels books many times over, still got at least one lurking on the book shelves.

Read a lot of J.T. Edson, too, Dusty Fog was the hero if memory serves.
He was from Melton Mowbray, I believe.

Guy N. Smith was another author who was popular at the time, I`ve got his `Crab` series, still.

Louis L`Amour another western writer.

Leo Kessler was similar to Sven in content.
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Number of posts : 487
Cap Badge : raoc
Places Served : blackdown brackley , belgium . viersen
Registration date : 2011-03-21

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hank janson . tit bits , lady lovelies chatter , ginger
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Number of posts : 3048
Localisation : Camberley
Cap Badge : Royal Artillery
Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh
Registration date : 2010-10-26

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Not forgetting Reveille, Parade and the complete works of Goethe!
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Number of posts : 2808
Age : 83
Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire
Cap Badge : RA/QOH
Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich
Registration date : 2010-03-02

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Anybody mentioned mickey Spillane yet ?
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Number of posts : 487
Cap Badge : raoc
Places Served : blackdown brackley , belgium . viersen
Registration date : 2011-03-21

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ere shelldrake i thought you used goethes to make cheese
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Number of posts : 487
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Places Served : blackdown brackley , belgium . viersen
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mickey spillane ,
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Number of posts : 209
Cap Badge : R.E.
Places Served : Farnborough, Hohne, Ulster, Berchtesgaden,Chatham..
Registration date : 2012-04-29

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What ?

BAOR squaddies could read ?

The only thing I saw squaddies buy, was smut books, so they could put the pinups on the wall.
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Number of posts : 117
Localisation : €uroland
Cap Badge : REME
Places Served : Arborfield, Bordon, Osnabrück, Paderborn and once again Paderborn.
Registration date : 2011-06-14

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Louis L'Amour westerns
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Number of posts : 487
Cap Badge : raoc
Places Served : blackdown brackley , belgium . viersen
Registration date : 2011-03-21

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nothing wrong with the readings of baor squaddies , you could always swap your beano for the dandy or hotspur . not many of them read film fun or radio fun though ginger
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Registration date : 2012-09-25

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Did a lot of reading in the WRVS room at the various locations aroon the world.On a couple of the postings we hud a stoater o a WRVS lady and we were like flies roon shicht trying tae chat her up, unfortunately they preferred the officer types than us lower ranks. Very Happy Very Happy


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Localisation : shrewsbury
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Places Served : aldershot/albermarle bks ouston-father LI- gib- berlin NI- lemgo- colchester- shrewsbury-tidworth left82
Registration date : 2010-12-30

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Cookery books!!!!!!!!! ha ha ha the best was Fanny Cradock
Squaddie's Reading Material.... What did You Read? Fanny
Very Happy
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Number of posts : 3048
Localisation : Camberley
Cap Badge : Royal Artillery
Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh
Registration date : 2010-10-26

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"john boy" wrote:
Cookery books!!!!!!!!! ha ha ha the best was Fanny Cradock
Squaddie's Reading Material.... What did You Read? Fanny
Very Happy





That's a hard one to swallow.
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was fanny craddock ACC,as well ,.
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gingerjim wrote:
was fanny craddock ACC,as well ,.

If she had she'd been an R. S. M Squaddie's Reading Material.... What did You Read? Reco She was a lovely lady and just to prove it here's one of her creations

Squaddie's Reading Material.... What did You Read? Bananacandles-s pure bloody genius Very Happy Very Happy lol!
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Hardrations
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Number of posts : 1070
Localisation : Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Cap Badge : RC Sigs (RTG Op) / CF Logistics (Cook)
Places Served : Germany, Egypt, Cyprus, CFS Alert and some other strange places
Registration date : 2007-12-16

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As was previously mentioned, Signals would read anything. Always on the look for future reading material for the next scheme, SAS guard, or just to have reading material.
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Number of posts : 209
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Places Served : Farnborough, Hohne, Ulster, Berchtesgaden,Chatham..
Registration date : 2012-04-29

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rucjock21 wrote:
Did a lot of reading in the WRVS room at the various locations aroon the world.On a couple of the postings we hud a stoater o a WRVS lady and we were like flies roon shicht trying tae chat her up, unfortunately they preferred the officer types than us lower ranks. Very Happy Very Happy

Aye, we had one at Hohne in WRVS. Her name was Daphne. We called her 'big Daffers'. She was a real big girl (not fat) about 6ft tall IIRC. Bigger than most blokes. Horse riding type.

She talked posh and was a real officer type lass.
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Number of posts : 3048
Localisation : Camberley
Cap Badge : Royal Artillery
Places Served : Troon, Lippstadt, Devizes, NI, Paderborn, Dortmund, Colchester, Belize, Canada, Cyprus, Gutersloh
Registration date : 2010-10-26

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We had one in Lippstadt called Olive, we called her Olive Drab. She never figured in any of my fantasies. affraid affraid
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Registration date : 2008-10-22

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Gordon. wrote:
Any old sh*t that was left lying around.Spent one night reading the MML and another QRs..Paper backs by the hundred and always removed the last couple of pages..Oh joy Laughing Laughing

I was sitting on the floor of my cell bulling my boots when the Provo Sgt walled in, I jumped to my feet, assumed the position of attention and screamed 'Staff' (As was the tradition lol) I was surprised when he handed me a large hardback book, I thought how nice a pressie! He barked, compliments of Sgt O'Brian (Company drill Sgt) read and inwardly digest. And with that he walked out. I thought, what the bloody hell's this? I dropped my duster and with a black right index finger I opened the Manual of Military Law! I know why the volume was sent, I thought (At 17 years old) I knew it all and I being a gobby git considered myself a bit of a barrack room lawyer... wrong on both counts lol. Actually thinking back Sgt O'Brian was a decent bloke, but tbf I wouldn't recommend the MML as bedtime reading unless you're in trap 2 with nothing else to read.
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