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4 div sigs regt in 1954
written by Paul Dunkley
 I had an absolute whale of a time in Herford. I was a National Serviceman there from 1954 to 1956 and almost "signed on" when it came time to leave. Glad now I didn't though.
One night I was Orderly Corporal and had to make sure the NAAFI was emptied at the appointed hour. I cleared the OR's section without problem and then had to clear the Corporal's Section. We had a big Lineman Corporal called Buggsy Simms (think i've got that right) who rumour had it was a wrestler in Civvy street; Buggsy liked his "bevvy" and was in his cups when I asked him to leave; he refused and told me where to go (something along the lines of "go forth and multiply!). I then made the mistake of touching his shoulder and the next thing I knew, I was flying down the stairs. However, as I lay in a crumpled heap, gingerly testing which bones were broken, Buggsy came down the stairs full of remorse, offered to carry me to the MO's. Since i had by this time discovered I was OK, I assured him there was no need. Thereafter, he couldn't have been nicer and always helped me to clear the NAAFI whenever I was on duty. |
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