When he left Newcastle to start his national service in late 1957 he had a bad stutter ... The Sixteen, he recalls the Cyprus of the 1950s as being in a state of turmoil, with a sniper shooting at his ...

In the 1950s Cyprus campaign, when 371 Brits died ... gongs should also go to survivors of the two ­million who did national service until 1960, plus nuclear test veterans.

A memorial to the 371 British servicemen killed in Cyprus ... 1950s - which was built largely with donations from readers of The Daily Telegraph - was unveiled during a Remembrance Sunday service ...