Two stories from Pembrey

Two stories from Pembrey

Tells story of a one comrade who did not take part in Christmas festivities due to his being excessively religious and resulting events. Second risqué story about innocent comrade.

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[underlined]Pembrey (1)[/underlined]
We were at Pembrey at Christmas. We all, except one, decided to join
whatever festivities were going on and had a very good time at a Miners'
Club.
The chap who was left behind was excessively religious. Some chaps, as
we were getting ready to go out were saying how they hoped to get off
with a willing young lady. "Religio" was extremely agitated by such talk
and knelt by his bed praying and imploring the Lord to forgive these
dreadful sinners and that is how we left him. When the chaps returned
around midnight, he was in bed and they stood around him telling him
tales about the pranks they had got up to. He then resumed his prayers
for their salvation, whereupon the chaps tied him to his bed and took him
to the showers and left him.
I returned to camp about 4 a.m., and passing the showers on the way to
the billet heard hymns being sung. On investigating I found ''Religio''
blue and shaking violently with the cold. I untied him and assisted him to
the billet, put him in a spare bed, took blankets from some of the bods for
him.
He kept some chaps awake for the rest of the night with prayers and
hymns, but I slept soundly.
On graduating, he was claimed by his brother, a Pilot. They were lost on
their first op. Every one of us felt guilty and sad.
[underlined]Pembrey 2[/underlined]
One of our billets was a desperate virginal rebel, continually asking about
things sexual, but not doing anything about resolving things himself.
We had several Welshmen among us and between them knew of several
ladies who would assist in the education of a young innocent. A few days
later he was taken to a club in Barryport? And everything went as
planned. Afterwards there was no stopping him. Sadly he was one of
those lost very quickly. Those of us who knew of his fate, however, felt
pleasure knowing he had become a fully fledged man and had
experienced the purpose of maturity.