large september october british soldier author having joined army boy large fought korean war wounded taken prisoner battle spent years prisoner war camp injuries went lost body weight release rehabilitation joined went serve conflicts world hunting communist malaya suppressing rebellions conducting cross border reconnaissance raids indonesia malaysia confrontation imposing figure feet inches tall given nickname joining army retirement large wrote books army career preceding authors said large books instrumental setting template future members regiment early life large born child wife emily née sister years junior family moved cottage miles outside village gloucestershire child father taught shoot game later said experience little realise spend lot time years later trained exactly type shooting large later book best parents man ask growing second world war having watched british american soldiers field exercises large said wanted soldier joined army career large joined british_army band boy age unable join county regiment lack instead joined served years england germany hong_kong time given nickname having reached adult height feet inches requesting transfer gloucestershire regiment large volunteered fight korean war combat training course japan deployed line korean war march half dozen newly sent company position low hills 29th brigade defending routes valley potentially chinese southbound offensive seoul april engaged chinese troops morning april fought seven assaults able rejoin remainder battalion known time battalion vastly outnumbered low ammunition cut united_nations lines large shot left shoulder remaining forced surrender day forced march north having received basic medical attention large arrived prison camp outside miles north east spent years camp celebrated 21st birthday bullets pieces embedded body help large cope chronic pain injuries american introduced marijuana grew wild area found highly effective enjoyable somewhat alarmed effects subsequently tried limit use drug like fellow prisoners large suffered march chinese doctor operated large removed round ribs preliminary released exchange wounded prisoners having weighed pounds march dropped pounds time release limited movement wasted left arm later told treated british doctor time injury arm probably large batch exchanged british release subsequent return britain page news guardian newspaper reported group unaware death king occurred year earlier looking forward coronation queen elizabeth_ii interviewed release large described war useless said believed communist claims engaged warfare defence 1st battalion gloucestershire regiment awarded citation conferred units armed forces united_states allied nations awarded exceptionally outstanding performance duty extraordinary heroism action armed enemy yard ground surrendered covered enemy dead soldier fighting battalion powered final surge enemy masses returning large offered discharge medical grounds declined went serve briefly stores instructor regimental police time worked regaining fitness arm wanting escape drill regular army large volunteered riding home hours successfully completing tough selection course crashed having injured ankle repeat selection time boot sizes larger accommodate swelling went serve malaya borneo large operation malaya hunting engaged emergency uprising time large involvement little communist activity despite months jungle patrols encounters cats tigers contact suppressing rebellion large lost temper recalling incident interview said laugh turned round face right shook head stuck punch went like shot seen sober quick hole struggled feet looked willing hill lost laugh weeks later january large squadron assault entailed metre overnight ascent south soldier carrying pounds kit having completed ascent able surprise defeat rebels previously held plateau virtually stronghold indonesia malaysia confrontation borneo large took operation leader man patrol spent weeks time hidden jungle incursions indonesia performing reconnaissance indonesian forces hidden banks river incursions large patrol opportunity assassinate colonel commander indonesian special forces area later commander chief subsequently indonesia minister defence security passing river boat moment large spotted woman boat later described incident women children boat don sort target went fact man looking months colonel indonesian unit end rifle let women kids service borneo mentioned despatches important training operations experience large enjoyed suffered fear heights considerable bulk meant descended far quickly chance comfortable landing despite eventually qualified parachute instructor course report read suited size memoirs large recalls shots fired active duty warning shots fired long range ground feet local woman unclear incident took place intended dissuade heading certain danger despite firing increasingly close woman feet continued forward moving sight moments later leading previously unseen bull intent player god help poor son law large spent final years year army career instructor reserve regiments eventually leaving army warrant officer class legacy book remarkable soldiers extraordinary men soldier describes large simply finest soldier met inspiration admirable sense fair play joined years large departure written large enduring impact regiment like realising joined regiment told best way survive years sabre squadron pick thought like shut watch listen number old bold fitted requirement wasn later service learned newly members squadron picked memorial bench donated group large colleagues inscription reads personal life leaving hong_kong large met ann regiment depot wrote times week captivity letters actually delivered large eventually married lived army rental property floor farmhouse outskirts gloucester large volunteered unit known outside military circles fact large took advantage initially telling wife regiment job air drop supplies troops jungle couple moved regiment later children andy later years leaving worked middle_east having earned heavy goods vehicle driving licence qualified testing officer certificate time army spent years working life driving instructor wrote books time army man man war korea non commissioned officers write preceding soldiers turned authors book soldier odds korean war consisted revised versions books additional material said large books recommended reading regiment candidates instrumental setting template future members regiment large returned borneo jungle channel documentary history taking camera crew exact spot bank river patrol successfully ambushed river boat having ill years large died aged michael funeral held november martin church long association
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