Title: Wicksy and the king's shilling
Description: Peter Wicks dedicates the third instalment of his memoirs to his father Frank Wicks who fought in the trenches of the First World War. Now in his teens Peter receives his own conscription papers, destined to become a military policeman. During his training he learns to drive and discovers that bullies are found in all walks of life.
Subjects: Childhood and youth, Biography, Military police, Draftees, Great Britain. Army, Great Britain
Places: Great Britain
People: Peter Wicks (1933-)