The story centers around his trials, tribulations and general struggle to obtain the objective of Musician/Percussionist. Accepting the position of Bugler/Drummer, RM., would put him on the spot, as it were. Musicians, non-combatant, Bandsmen, RMB), almost a different service.
(Buglers conscript as Marines, fighting soldiers.
However, he agreed to accept a position as Bugler, ‘till such time as new Band Drummer positioned opened up, that were frequent throughout the year. At his audition he was told, the quota for Band Drummers, (Percussionists), at that time were filled. He had no previous music study of any kind, other than a friend who showed him some basic march drumming, cadet style.
Leaving school at age 15 and not wanting to remain in London, he took an audition for the Royal Marines School Of Music, Deal, Kent. He was evacuated to Wales for the remainder of the war, then returned to London, to foster homes and finally an orphanage run by the ‘Skunks’, (Shanks) who were drunkards and gamblers, denying their charges their due. Sandy Clyburn, (fictitious), was orphaned at five, during London’s ‘Blitz), 1943.
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