Memories

Yeah John Humphrey's my old Troop Commander was like that, an old WW2 Vet nothing phased him. A Great guy who passed away. Fairly recently,that was sad news, I among many mourn his passing.

1962 summer season at Great Yarmouth.
Left to right - Peter Cavanagh, Peter Jay, Marty Wilde, The King Brothers, Don Arrol, Karl Denver, Frieda Hall, Jimmy Clitheroe, Harry Secombe, Yana and of course Billy Fury. I was walking along the road when K Denver asked us a bout his car he had  a Scots accent I had never been further than London at that time

There's not a lot of them about now Jack, worth a Bob or two that photo with the signatures on.

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Billy Fury did some arf decent toons and Jimmy Clitheroe, saw im in panto when a bin lid. Thiught Harry Secombe wuz brill in the "Goons".

Harry Seacombe a very talented man, good singer as well as a comedian.

Typical Welshman who,s a good beez winger Bob. "It,s Not Unusial"

I believe that him and Spike Milligan were both WW2 vets. And old Jimmy Edwards flew a mission or two over Arnham. A worldly wise generation mate!

Much more sense and knowledge than the present crop Bob!

Spike was in the RA in North Africa and Harry was Signals. The first time they met was when Spike's 7.2" gun fired and slid over a cliff into the wadi that Harry was sitting in with his headphones on, oblivious in the back of his truck. Suddenly a madman stuck his head through the canvas and shouted "Anyone seen a gun round 'ere?" The start of a long partnership! 🤣 

Harry was also in the RA

You're right Jack he was, but was in the signals wing rather than on the guns which was how the event above, narrated by Harry, occurred. I remember reading the first of Spike's books Hitler His Part In My Downfall when I was at boarding school followed by Rommel, Gunner Who? and the Mussolini one who's title I forget. Very funny men and as Dave said a decent bee's winger in Harry's case.

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Old Spike had written on his tombstone, "I told Them I Was Ill".

Commemorating the 2nd Air Div. A few years back I met a lady who told me she was James Stewart's secretary he was a Col at Hethel (Lotus factory)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFZquFKafL8