My life story
- 1 March 2015 01:35279194He went on to say this "At this very time Matcham I do not know what is going to happen to you but you are to join C: company now till after the Amalgamation they will give you work to do till then."
After the Amalgamation you are to be send back To Canterbury to do your basic army training and rejoin the regiment as a pte."
"But sir I sighed up to be in the band not a soldier I do not want to be one it is a band or nothing"
I said that wrong to him.
"YOU will do what you are told Matcham not what you want to do."
March him out cpl and take him over to C company."
- 1 March 2015 07:12279195Coming up soon in this great :
life:I am having,
The time I ended up as a witch doctor in the badlands and mountains of Scotland wearing only a leon cloth and practising sorcery and its powers over men and magic very true story and one not to be missed.
- Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,818
1 March 2015 08:59279198A leon cloth?? - 1 March 2015 13:43279208Well lets say sack cloth then.
- 2 March 2015 12:10279238Back today at some point hope you are liking it.
- 3 March 2015 01:06279284Well I was told by the C.S.M.(company Sgt/major)that he did not know why I was send to him as I was not trained up I was not much use to him.Anyway I was told to go and get my kit and move in to the C,company block find a bed and report back after roll call next morning.
I had done that within the hour so found myself with nothing to do for the rest of the day I still had to report each day in the morning and at night time to the duty officer because I had to stay in the camp because of that fight.
So I went to the gym for a workout they had a boxing gym at the camp (Still in use today)as I had done some boxing before at school I found myself at home in there .
As I was warming up a N.C.O.came in and asked what and why I was there.
I told him the story about myself and as luck would have it ,he said I could carry on and come down anytime I could .
He was watching me work out and punching the bag etc.
"You have done this before ,have you ever boxed before.?
"Yes before joining the Army but not done a lot."
"Would you like to box again?"
Well moving on I found myself boxing training again.The full cpl of the gym went and saw the C,S,M, of C Company and asked him,can we have Matcham to train for the Regiment boxing team.
"You can have him if we have no work for him only to please to get rid of him."
So that is what happen ,each day after roll call I reported to the company office if they had no work for me then it was off to he gym for the day if it had not been for the pains in my back and legs all was going along OK .
As it turned out there was lots of work for me in moving out the gear from the bks in Canterbury over to Shorncliffe.
But I did find myself doing a lot of night guard dutys and it was a very big camp to walk around at night
And one night when walking round about 0200hrs in the morning I was going round the MT yard where all the lorrys etc where parked overnight it was raining and I found a truck with its door open so got in to keep out of the rain. 
- 3 March 2015 01:19279285That was not a good move to make!because I fell asleep in there When I woke up some 3hours later ,I run around to the guard room knowing I was for it .
"Where the hell have you been Matcham? the duty officer was shouting at me."You should have reported back two hours ago
! I turned out all the guard looking for you and was just about to report you missing ."
"Sorry sir but I forgot to look at my watch "
"That is a lie Matcham because we would have found you so come on tell me what happen"? - 4 March 2015 07:08279314Back late tonight find out what happen to me
- 6 March 2015 08:53279385Sorry but I am feeling unwell at this time.
- 8 March 2015 07:00279449Again I am sorry about the wait but still not feeling well ,but will make it up later.
- 11 March 2015 15:52279593Feeling some what better so I hope to be back on this one later in the week. Thank you. But it is the turn of my wife now she is unwell.
- 11 March 2015 17:39279605 Get well soon Mrs.Vic.
- Bob Whysman
- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 1,938
4 May 2015 13:43281901I hope your wife's feeling better Vic!
Do nothing and nothing happens. - 4 May 2015 14:49281906I do miss Mr Vic and his life story. I really do hope he has a change of heart and comes back to the forum.
- 4 May 2015 17:52281912I believe Vic and Lesley are helping Andy and Michelle Cooper move into their new home in Inverness. I didn't know Andy and Michelle had moved, but found out whilst doing some canvassing recently; not sure when they went, but I think around February time (ish).
No more Fabric Fairy - not in England anyway.
Roger - 4 May 2015 18:27281914Vic posted on the Sea News last Thursday - maybe the internet has reached Inverness at last
- 4 May 2015 18:45281915Both home and business have gone North of Hadrian's wall, I don't see Vic returning to the main forum - he was very upset by a couple of posts which he reported.
Maybe Peter could have a word with him? - Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,879
5 May 2015 12:27281941Vic will surely be back just the same as he has in the past when he has had a childish touch of the sulks.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
------------------------------------------------------------------- - 5 May 2015 13:03281942This is just what he wants. Well I hope this time he doesn't come back. We don't need his life story or his ego. The forum is going perfectly well since he went so let's keep it that way.There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
- Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,257
5 May 2015 14:49281947Come back Vic we miss your life story.
The more and varied posts from as many varied backgrounds is what makes the Dover forum.Arte et Marte
