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Upon arrival on 7th February 1943, at what was at that time the most Easterly position of the 1st Army,some 12 miles in advance of its front line, we were greeted by an ancient railway station bearing the name of Sidi N'sir.A narrow guage track ran alongside it.At least we then knew where we were. At first we had accommodation in a railway wagon, whilst our dugouts were being prepared for us, and what a pleasure awaited many of us when the first mail was distributed. I myself was 'over the moon' when handed a letter from a female friend wishing me all the luck in the world and telling me that she herself had just joined the A.T.S.Postal section in Wrexham.The new 25-pounder guns as replacement for those lost earlier on, were 4 on either side of the road (E Troop and F Troop respectively)and were just around the bend of the road from us.Our sand-bagged Command Post was built into an embankment of the track above, the latter being on the Western end of Hill 609, our O.P.being at the Eastern end.I remember being very elated indeed, when our Battery Commander said that he wanted me to be his signaller! We were then the sole occupants of the C.P., ready to face whatever was to follow.

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