THE AUTHOR'S PHOTO ALBUM
Special occasions and get-togethers
 24th Battalion lining up for Xmas dinner served by the officers at Nofilia, Western Desert, 1942 |
 A giant sandy dinner table for the Christmas repast |
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 A Company soldiers with a captured German flag draped over their Chev three-tonner |
 The Count and his family near Sousse, Tunisia ("Late one afternoon, just as the battalion was halting, Kenny and I drove into the courtyard of a large white homestead, in search of eggs. We were surprised to be confronted by so imposing a residence, and even further surprised to be hailed in English by a very dignified white man clad in a spotless tropical suit. He proved to be a Frenchman, the owner of the plantation we were camped in and he gave us a most affable welcome.") |