British Defences

[Ron Goldstein]

Originally Posted by sapper

Hi Ron my company trained around the Robin Hood bay area.
I was in Poole earlier on the end of the quay in a hut, watching for any sea mines dropped by German aircraft with a Device marked in degrees where the splash took place. never saw any!
Sapper

Hi Sapper

I should have also mentioned the pillboxes at Sandsend, it was always a toss-up over which piece of coastline we would be guarding that particular night.

Whilst writing, I wonder if you remember an oddity that was part of the Whitby experience.

It must have occured to most of the women in the area that the garrison of troops would always be looking for a slice of home comforts. It seemed to me that every other basement in the area was turned over to supplying us with malt bread and scalding hot tea. There would inevitably be a wind-up gramophone scratching away in the background and we used to bolt the refreshment down before whoever was in charge yelled out "everyone outside in two minutes flat !"

Keep taking the tablets !

Cheers

Ron

[4th wilts]

there are lots of pillboxes on tht chippenham to melksham road too,right up against the railway batters.used to lay lots of wires along there,i suppose the pillboxes are about 1/2 mile apart.that would be about 15 rabbit snares apart.yours,lee