Synopsis

It was the platoon’s turn for weekend training, and they were scheduled for bomb disposal instruction. Captain Square persuaded Mainwaring that officers shouldn’t share quarters with the men, so he arranged blankets for himself and Wilson, shortly after forbidding the others from offering him any comforts of their own. Then, Square declared that a captain couldn't partake in the communal beer ration – limited to two pints per man as a precaution – a decision the men, particularly Frazer, interpr