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I met him at the transit camp and I will never forget the meeting. He told me: 'So you are D'Souza who will be going to join the First Battalion.' I said, 'Sir, I am fed up of waiting.' He said, 'My dear boy, you don't know what war is.'
Eventually I got my orders and took a convoy of Indian troops from Taranto to Rome by train. From there we went by road to our various destinations.
The Impossible Bridge
I joined the battalion immediately after the third battle of Cassino in which my battalion took a very prominent part. The earlier two attacks on Monte Cassino had failed, so they decided to hand it over to the British 15th Army and selected the 8th Indian Division that was known as the River Crossing Division.
The sun was shining, the canal was gleaming and the conditions were ideal for simply chilling out, relaxing and taking a slow cruise up the canal and this is something that can be enjoyed for days out, short breaks or weeks away. This was the weekend just gone and is something you could enjoy on any weekend or week during the spring, summer and autumn, and whether the weather is good, bad or in different you will find the Canal Boats for Hire will give you a great experience.
great place to go away on the waterways, and you could enjoy the French, Belgium, Italian rivers and canals and many more as well.