10th May 1955

All those years ago my Alan began employment with Her Majesty the Queen. As did all 18 year old young men in England.
He began his National Service in York, England.


This handsome picture made my girlish heart flutter (it still does)

Which one of us was robbing the cradle? Probably Alan he was 7 months older than me. :o)



After a spell in Egypt and a Mediterrean "cruise" courtesy of Her Majesty, and his regiment being posted to Northern Ireland, he came out of the Army with 2 stripes. And we began our life together in Belfast. :o)



The rest is history.

A very interesting and eventful history.

Another this date in history segment...

On this date in history, May 10th 1955, Alan reported for his National Service to Imphal Barracks, York England, the home of the 1st Batt. West Yorkshire Regiment. For the next three years he was in the service of Her Majesty The Queen. He was in York for 16 weeks for basic training. At the end of this time his Regiment was stationed in Omagh, Co. Tyrone Northern Ireland, just about 80 miles from Belfast where a certain Irish girl lived. ME!!!

Just ask me....were we happy? our answer was, (as they say in Yorkshire,) "were we what?"

He was later transferred to Palace Barracks five miles from my home. He was later transferred to Ballykinlar about 25 miles away. Later he served in Egypt, and was then stationed in Colchester in Essex.

In April of 1958 he was finished with active service, and came home to Belfast. The rest is history, known or unknown.