Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4
Drainpipes, Brothel Creepers and National Service
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I'm a bit young for those, being only 66.
I remember my uncles (5-10 years older than me) wearing drainpipes and winklepickers, but not brothel-creepers.
My daf fid NS, stationed in NI before it went really nasty.
Re: Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4
'raid so but I was too young for National Service, missed by about 3 years.
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Originally Posted by
Seabird
'raid so but I was too young for National Service, missed by about 3 years.
Bloody hell, someone who might be older than me! I missed it by about 4 years
Maybe a year later, think Conscription finished in 1958/1959.
Re: Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4
Cleve, I'm 76 born in 1944.
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Seabird
Cleve, I'm 76 born in 1944.
1945 for me. I’m obviously just a nipper on here now :thumbup:
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Getting like ‘Cocoon’ on here:hehe:
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Originally Posted by
Cleve van Leef
Bloody hell, someone who might be older than me! I missed it by about 4 years
Maybe a year later, think Conscription finished in 1958/1959.
My eldest brother got his call-up papers but never went because they scrapped it just before he was due to go. He is now 80, which put it ending about 58 as you estimated.
Re: Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4
I've still got drainpipes at my house....