Geriaviator (pp Rupert Parkhouse RIP),
...I went over the railway station at Holsworthy low enough to read the nameboard...
After Dunkirk, all the station names were taken down (to confuse invaders). It also confused the hapless lone stranger on a stopping train, who had to rely on the porters, who bawled out the name of each place as the train pulled in, to hear his destination called.
...Unwilling to part company with his friend Brian, 19-year-old Rupert pleads with his adjutant for a posting to France...
Be careful what you wish for - you might get it !
Danny.