The contributor (aged 13) interviewed her Great-Grandfather who served during the war. Me (Contributor): "How old were you when the war started?" Great Grandad George: "13." Me: "What do you remember in the early part of the war?" Great Grandad George: "Not a lot, only until I got into the army. When I joined the army, I remember going to Yorkshire, Fulford Barracks and then went to Colchester in 1943-1944." Me: "Did you have a shelter, if you did, what kind was it?" Great Grandad George: "There was one outside in the street, but we never went in it. It was made from brick and concrete." Me: "How did you join the army?" Great Grandad George: "You didn't get the choice they just sent you a letter and said come on. I was 17 ¾ when I joined up." Me: "How much did you get paid?" Great Grandad George: "4 shillings a week (20p, a lot in those days)." Me: "Did you get a uniform and how did they know what size to give you?" Great Grandad George: "Yes, you had to go and be measured and then they made it and gave it to you. You had to carry this book (below) with you all the time in your top pocket. It shows what I was issued with. You didn't have shoes, you had boots." Me: "What was the army training like and what did you learn?" Great Grandad George: "You didn't learn a lot they just taught you how to shoot and march. For the first six weeks, we were in Yorkshire and then moved to Colchester." Me: "What did you do in the army?" Great Grandad George: "We just practised for the first six weeks and then I was moved to a post in Colchester. You didn't have a choice of what you went in, I was in the infantry." Me: "How did you get to Colchester?" Great Grandad George: "We went to Colchester in big army trucks." Me: "What did you do in France?" Great Grandad George: "There was nothing there really, we landed in France then went to Belgium, Holland and through to Germany. The troops had all gone back into Germany and a little later on the war finished, in 1945. The Germans just gave up and packed in. I also went to Denmark, as ...