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My Father Was A Drummer Boy

The Castle From Johnston Terrace 1897 Ref: 39120
The Castle From Johnston Terrace 1897
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My father was a Drummer Boy in Edinburgh Castle when he was 14 in 1915. He threw the sergeant's false teeth out of the window by mistake, he thought it was just a cup of water. But next day when the sergeant picked up the cup and said where's my ---------- teeth , he knew. He did not own up. A mystery never solved.

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A memory of Edinburgh in Midlothian shared on Thursday, 21st February 2008.

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