When in a spot of bother with my Staish, I was sent to a North Norfolk base as deputy OC GD Flt! My first job was to audit the station silver! Off I go to the officers mess armed with the relevant list! When the silver cabinet was checked there were several pieces missing! " They have been lent to the Sgts mess" I am told. So off I go to the Sgts mess. No sign of the missing pieces and several pieces listed as being held by the Sgts mess are also missing!
Well off I go SHQ to report my findings! Next day I am ordered to Group HQ for a bollocking and reposting to Scotland! So I never found out what happened to the silver audit! I suspect most of it was never found and have since heard other stories about missing silver!
