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Post by rogergreen on Sept 17, 2009 19:11:24 GMT
Jack Lawson 1935 – 1936 Scotland Greetings from a telegram boy 1935-36 I had 4 years with the G.P.O before the war came . which included many aspects of work including driving mail vans . But at 20 years old , the war came and I was sent off to France with the 51st Highlands Div , simply ‘Chaos’ but I escaped . 12th June 1940 and 3 month troopship and in June 1942 The new 51st were with ‘Monty’ at El Alamein, long journey to Tripoli , on a about 1500 miles to Tunis and Sicily and ‘Monty’ said home to the UK for the big one ,and four years after escape from France June again we were back again. I enjoyed the English pals in the 51st Highlanders but time moves on and my last contact up here has now gone ! I was now 27 years old ,and back at the post office and wanted a change so I sat an exam with counters, as a P.E.C. grade level, time flew and suddenly it was 1979 and at the age of 60years oldthe power to be said it was time to retire with 46 years service including the war years Iam now 90 years old and my wife jenny is 89 years old , we were 15 & 14 when we meet and I married her on embarkation leave in 1942 Jack Lawson 1935- 1936 Coatbridge & Airddrie Scotland
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