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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]The old man returned from West Africa late one Thursday evening with a kitbag over his shoulder. Mam said she was sorry that she could not even make him a drink of tea. The pantry was bare and the coupons were not valid until Friday. The old man tipped the contents of the kitbag on the floor and said take a look in that lot. He had brought back tinned everything, if it could be tinned it was there. Mam burst in to tears at seeing so many essentials and a few goodies as well. Dad said he 2 more bags to collect fronm the station and he went the next day with the wheelbarrow to collect them. He had travelled back by troopship and when the ship docked in England the customs and military police were just pointing at troops coming down the gangplank. If you got the finger it was out of sight and everything was searched down to the buff. With that in mind he did not try to bring in any contraband. He said he went in on D-Day + 6 after being flown from West Africa in the bomb bay of a Mosquito. We had the telegram he sent mam, it was free but no more than ten words. "You are now in my thoughts more than ever", a message I will never forget alas the telegram has been lost. regards Phil[/quote]
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philfred

Rationing and Kitbags
replied on: 7/20/2005 7:38:40 PM

The old man returned from West Africa late one Thursday evening with a kitbag over his shoulder. Mam said she was sorry that she could not even make him a drink of tea. The pantry was bare and the coupons were not valid until Friday. The old man tipped the contents of the kitbag on the floor and said take a look in that lot. He had brought back tinned everything, if it could be tinned it was there. Mam burst in to tears at seeing so many essentials and a few goodies as well. Dad said he 2 more bags to collect fronm the station and he went the next day with the wheelbarrow to collect them.

He had travelled back by troopship and when the ship docked in England the customs and military police were just pointing at troops coming down the gangplank. If you got the finger it was out of sight and everything was searched down to the buff. With that in mind he did not try to bring in any contraband.

He said he went in on D-Day + 6 after being flown from West Africa in the bomb bay of a Mosquito. We had the telegram he sent mam, it was free but no more than ten words. "You are now in my thoughts more than ever", a message I will never forget alas the telegram has been lost.

regards Phil

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