A gun crew in the trenches
22nd October 1943: The Royal Artillery must shelter from counter-battery fire - and from mosquitoes in Italy
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Bombardier Spike Milligan had arrived in Italy on 23rd September but had almost immediately contracted Malaria, and had spent most of the time in hospital and then recuperating. It was a very common illness that would affect many troops in Italy.
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