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Durban… Shrapnel Valley…. Beirut
TX1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 31st July 1941 Dear Mother & Dad I received your very pleasant letter of the 14th yesterday and am glad to know you are both well again. the matrimonial business is certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, gambling and drinking, leave, Middle East, parcels, The course of the war
Tagged Anne Fisher, Beirut, Charlie Mene, Durban, presents
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A good look round Durban
TX 1004 Pte Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 13th Feb 1941 Dear Mother After nearly five weeks at sea we’ve arrived at a modern seaport- … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, leave, Uncategorized
Tagged AWL, beer, blackout, community singing, concerts, DIck Schultz, Durban, guard duty, Ken Jenkins, mail, presents, shore leave
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