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Member Since: January 2009 Posts: 1,381 Send Message	Denburybob	Report	9 May 2014 20:12
	....this fresh faced 15 year old left grammar school and headed to Devon and nine years in the army. Where has all the time gone? Bob
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 37,870 Send Message	Silly Sausage	Report	9 May 2014 20:15
	Bet it was the best 9 yrs of your life eh Bob ;-)
Member Since: November 2008 Posts: 5,478 Send Message	Elizabethofseasons	Report	9 May 2014 23:51
	Dear Bob Hello You were a tiddler! I should imagine you could tell us all a lot about army life. Take gentle care Best wishes Elizabeth, xx
Member Since: January 2009 Posts: 1,381 Send Message	Denburybob	Report	11 May 2014 15:48
	The best bit is, I am still in contact with a lot of the "Denbury Boys" who were there at the same time. We have several re-unions, and three websites. Sadly, Denbury Camp, formerly Rawlinson Barracks has been pulled down, and Channings Wood prison built on it's site. Bob
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 24,533 Send Message	Bobtanian	Report	11 May 2014 19:39
	LOL Berussia Dortmund stadium is on the site where in 1960,(previously, a Luftwaffe Airfield) "I did my bit!!" and a housing estate is on the site of the 3tr barracks in Lincoln!(1959)
	Researching: me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960