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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

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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

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