Wensleydale (#497),
I have the book - well worth reading. I like the "distinguished Air Force Career" bit (seven year's service, and he made it all the way to Fg. Off.) Makes me feel a bit better about my own undistinguished non-Career (23 years officer service, made it to Flt. Lt.)
When did "Fall Out the Roman Catholics and Jews !" end ? Has it ended ? Last time I remember taking part in a Parade was at Thornaby ca 1954. Middlesbrough has a high proportion of Roman Catholic Irish immigrants from the 19th century; if we'd all trooped out, half the parade would have disappeared.
Solution: my C.O. (Wg Cdr David Brown, DSO [Jews] and I [RCs] did the honours on behalf of our respective co-religionists, so the Padre (C of E) had someone to listen to his "God-Bothering" after all.
After that, I was ATC, and always managed to be on duty (I wonder how) in the Tower when Parades were about.
Danny.