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- Congleton_Library
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- John Gibson
- Location of story:听
- Egypt
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A3696663
- Contributed on:听
- 21 February 2005
notice me (front row all the way on the left) -- next to the "Pinkies" I look like a native!
This photo and caption were submitted to the People's War site by K. Helsby of Congleton Library on behalf of John Gibson and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's term and conditions.
Just after the war had finished -- some soldiers were sent from England for training in Egypt with those of us who had been fighting there. We nick-named them Pinkies -- because they looked so pink compared to those of us who had been in Egypt for many months. In this photo one of the lads is from Devon and another is from Merseyside.
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