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8th January 1921

Souvenir postcard of cup tie between Brighton & Hove Albion and Oldham on 8th January 1921.

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Rough & Ready Diplomacy

Coming back to the beach, after having parted from Lindsay, I met my pal the skipper, who, at my request, had regaled him on salmon and rum the night before. He was exulting over a Turkish rifle he carried, which he said he had begged from an ordnance officer, that it might hang, a trophy…

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The C.O.’s Story

The next day (it was April 29th) I was again running stores to the beach, and having a little time to spare in the afternoon, I went up to the hospitaÌ tents. They always seem to call one. I came across one of my own men, who told me that the C.O. was in a…

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Carrying On

We spent the next morning running horses and ammunition ashore. The gunner officer, with the D.A.C. officer, left for the beach, leaving me O.C. troops. A naval officer arrived to take charge of the ship during the unloading, and though we were being shelled fairly heavily, every one was too busy to think much about…