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Port Said September 1st 1945 "As the ship pulled into Alex, the
dockside was a hive of activity. The captain had radioed ahead and
so there was a battalion of the Kings' African Rifles (KAR)waiting
to disarm us as we disembarked. All these KAR's were standing at
the order as a staff officer informed us that we were to be placed
under arrest and escorted to Khartoum, here we would contemplate
our mutiny for 2 years. Our battalion was still under arms; the
sound of the cocking of weapons greeted the officer's threat, and a
lone voice asked "And who's going to escort the darkies?" All our
officers were powerless, we had the drop on the KAR's, all that was
needed was for someone to pull the trigger. A Battle Too Far is the
true story of Rifleman Henry Taylor 6923581, late 7th Battalion The
RifleBrigade (1stBattalion London Rifle Brigade) and is based on
his diaries and recollections as told to his son Lawrence. The
Foreword is by Lt-Gen Sir Christopher Wallace Chairman of The Royal
Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum in Winchester. Henrys war began in
October 1942 as the 2nd Battle of El Alamein commenced and
continued almost non-stop for the next three years. From El Alamein
to Tunisia he fought with the 8th Army as they finally pushed
Rommel back to the sea.Expecting to return to Britain in
preparation for D Day at the last minute plans were changed and
they were ordered to Italy instead. Here they found themselves
fighting for every inch of land against determined, well dug-in
defenders, in conditions often resembling the trenches of WW1.
Their reward? Their campaigns forgotten as the world concentrated
on the D Day invasion and to be called D Day Dodgers despite
enduring some of the heaviest fighting of the war. As Europe
celebrated VE Day Henrys war continued as they raced to Austria to
prevent Yugoslav forces annexing Carinthia in the opening shots of
the Cold War. Then, as the men around him were de-mobbed, Henry and
the rest of the Battalion were sent back to Egypt to protect
British interests in the continuing civil unrest. Dejected and fed
up it only took one incident to spark a mutiny.
The Adventure holiday of A lifetime It had been billed as the
holiday of a lifetime. A destination with everything a holiday
maker could possibly want. There were towns and cities where they
could shop until they dropped and beaches, clubs and nightlife with
all kinds of exotic food and drink and anything else they might
feel like trying. There were desserts that stretched into infinity,
mountains that scaled incredible heights and seas that could
challenge even the most jaded pallet. For those of a quieter
persuasion there was an abundance of gently rolling countryside in
which to relax. So just where did it all go wrong? Just when was it
that their dream holiday turned into the Holiday from Hell? For
many people on our planet this could be said to be an apt
description of their journey through life. From the pain of
individual relationships to the devastation of natural disasters
and wars, it's no wonder we sometimes question the reasons we are
here. The Holiday from Hell describes our spiritual journey from
the beginning of our holiday on the earth plane to the end of our
time in this physical body. It argues that if we change our
perceptions of why we are here and begin to understand the origins
of some of our political and religious conflicts we can at last
begin to enjoy our lives.
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