No to the pit. Go to school. Work for the council. War declared. Get the letter. Train for war. Carlisle, Banbury, Norfolk. Ship to Bombay. Then overland, overland. Camp in the east. Burma bound. Jungle trail. Admin box. March, march! Fall in a trap. Sharp bamboo. Medivac. Malaria, malaria. Hospital. Work as an aid. Lemonade. Atop a hill. Sky is blue. Inner peace. Fall in love. Chang! Help a brother. Klang! Bury the dead. Then Singapore. Ship of war. Homeward bound.
My dad is front left. After the war he became a Buddhist.
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