DAR: Alam Halfa Ridge

[Mobhack]

you mentioned you use to be FA in the Canadian Army

Nope - I did a cadets course at the School of Artillery, Larkhill with the School CCF when about 16 (1973?). And then a weekend at Otterburn with the Edinburgh University OTC battery a year or so later while stil ACF. Training units were still pushing 25pdrs about back then.

Then instead of OTC at Uni, I joined the local Black Watch TA unit (it paid more ), and did some time on the Mortar platoon. But mainly in the rifle platoons.

Cheers
Andy