Recollections of Cliff Howes I volunteered to join the army in 1945 and a few weeks later I received my papers to report to No.96 P. T. C. Ranby Camp, Retford, Notts. On completion of my Basic training, I requested a posting to Royal Engineers (Postal Section) and so it came about that shortly afterwards I arrived outside the Loading Bay at Queen Street, Post Office, Nottingham where I was directed to report to "the Officer in there". I went into a large empty office where a Lieutenant RE, was sitting at a table, so I went up to him, saluted and gave my personal details, to which after he had returned my salute, he put out his hand and shook … [Read more...]