Sapper many thanks for that ...most comforting....I only found out yesterday that my father had in fact been offered the command(senior NCO) of the British Army Train which went from Harwich-Hook of Holland to Berlin....it was in the late 1950's and it seems he was interviewed by an officer from Field Security and offered this chance he would become a regular instead of a reservist....my father was fluent in English,French,Flemish,Nederlands,German...and a litle bit of Russian....I remember he was always in great demand when a foreign ship would dock at Berwick....he always came back with boxes of lucky strikes ( my first cigarette) and the odd bottle of Brandy...happy days indeed.best regards malcolm
