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Christmas 1957. A Quiet Affair in Singapore
Just before Christmas I was assigned to act as a guard on the railway travelling between Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang. The old coal burning steam engines needed to stop often to take on water. These stops were tense moments, … Continue reading
Posted in HMS Cockade, The Royal Navy & Me, veterans
Tagged 1st Lieutenant, Cheese dish, Christmas, Cockade, Floated, Jimmy, Singapore
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