3.7.1976 hole

(Uncle) Trev, brother Phill
and Grandad

A two day sentence to Hell was mitigated a little by an extra pair of hands. To some extent, today was the first time that I experienced the unity of hardships shared amongst men (but a hardship shared is not a .....) .

Numbness; shellshock? Heat; jungle? Aching; marching? Customers; the Hun? The till; weapon? The fryer; Trenches?

She said she might have gone to the cinema tonight, but wasn’t there when they turned out. Little disappointment, only a wish unfulfilled.