When I saw the tents in the prompts for the next two weeks I knew I was in trouble - which photos do I show when even the sailor suit caused a problem of sorts.
Looks peaceful and a time for fun,
However during wartime in the Mediterranean it was serious business for my brother ashore during his Fleet Air Arm service in WWII.
However during wartime in the Mediterranean it was serious business for my brother ashore during his Fleet Air Arm service in WWII.
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| Tented Accommodation |
This was probably in Egypt where it was warm enough to:
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| Dry that white sailor suit
At another (treeless) location seen from the air I'm left to wonder who used the tents.
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Recovering aircraft or operating a desert airstrip was even less luxurious.
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| Somewhere in the Middle East |
I'm left to wonder as I never saw these pictures while he was alive. If I'd asked where, he'd probably have told me I didn't want to know.
After all when he left to go to war I was instructed to tell anyone who asked that he had gone to stick a bayonet up Hitler's arse.
For other experiences under canvas I suggest you check out the links at Sepia-Saturday-246.
