A mercifully short thread, you& #39;ll be relieved to know! As promised, some photos to go with the various #Dunkirk80 #Dunkirk1940 threads of the last few days. The Sgt& #39;s Mess diary of 133 Field Ambulance has been the main source for the threads so, it& #39;s time you met the Mess... 1

"Outside the Sgts. Mess (Estaminet), Monchy Cayeaux, May 1940" L to R: Sgt Summerfield; Frenchman; RSM Muggridge; QMS Goodman; Sgt Pudney; Sgt David; Proprietresses of pub; Pte. Brace; Unknown; Sgt Wenham; Sgt Major(RASC); French RSM; Sgt Rose; Sgt Roberts; Frenchman; Sgt Morgan.

The reunions. It was Les Montague who finally twisted some arms & got a few of the 133 boys together in 1990. Unbelievably, some of them had not seen each other since 28 May 1940! My father only started to talk more openly about & #39;events& #39; after these meetings began...

As the years went by attendance grew but, then the numbers dwindled as time caught up with so many of them, When Dad died I was invited to join them, to sit in his chair, an honour & a privilege. Myself & Ron Anderson he holding court, talking about Dad & the Cafe Jonval.

Finally, I was so proud to call these four reprobates my friends. To sit and listen to them talking, reminiscing, disagreeing then laughing was an such a pleasure. All were POW& #39;s. From the left: Ray Brotherwood, Norman & #39;Ginger& #39; Barnett, (myself) Doug Underwood & John Osborne.