Engineering Cadet
A Memory of Wakefield.
I came to live in the town when I was awarded an Engineering Cadetship to train for a technical commision in the Armed Forces. About 70 of us were based at The Technical College. I and another Cadet were billeted first in Brotherton Avenue and then in Batley Road. Both landladies gave us a home-from-home.
I have many happy memories: playing rugby league against Sharlestone Colliery on Trinity's ground in January,1944. It was a warm-up match. We lost 0-43!
Dancing at Manny Gould's or the Coop on Saturday nights.
Watching the Hanson Harry Court Players at the Opera House (a new play every week)
Playing tennis with the High School Girls in the park.
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