Welcome to the British Army in North Africa

19th January 1943: Gunner Spike Milligan, who became a popular British comedian after the war, records his arrival in Africa in inimitable style

Sergeant Price and Fusilier J. Crowther of the Intelligence Section of the 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers (11th Infantry Brigade, 78th Division) observing the German-occupied town of Mateur from a hilltop, 2 January 1943. Sgt. Price was a resident of Heywood and Fus. Crowther of Rochdale in civilian life