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Thread: Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4

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    Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4

    Drainpipes, Brothel Creepers and National Service

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    Re: Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4

    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.

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    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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    Re: Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4

    Quote Originally Posted by Seabird View Post
    '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.

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    Re: Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4

    Cleve, I'm 76 born in 1944.

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    Re: Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4

    Quote Originally Posted by Seabird View Post
    Cleve, I'm 76 born in 1944.
    1945 for me. I’m obviously just a nipper on here now

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    Re: Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4

    Getting like ‘Cocoon’ on here

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    Re: Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4

    Quote Originally Posted by Cleve van Leef View Post
    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.

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    Re: Anyone Else Remember. Pt 4

    I've still got drainpipes at my house....

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