My Father's War: Fears at home as Blackpool man prepares for his first overseas posting
Submitting... Kenneth’s water colour painting, painted whilst on embarkation leave in Blackpool in 1942 Fuelled by numerous re-runs of `Dad’s Army`, in years to come they will be largely thought of as incompetent, unprofessional buffoons. This was unfair. Their principle role was to guard key locations, thus freeing up regular troops and to act in a defensive role in the event of an invasion. They accomplished the former role. It was hardly their fault that they weren’t called upon to carry out the latter. Dad and his comrades drilled and exercised on Blackpool beach, attend various lec...
Source: blackpoolgazette.co.uk
