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    Egypt Diary 1914-1915
    Egypt Diary 1914-1915
    Egypt Diary 1914-1915
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    Egypt Diary 1914-1915

    By Alec Riley

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    "From a ground-floor room at the end of one block shone a light. It came from a canteen. I saw others were busy while I was lowering a pint of shandy. I was so dry that I could not taste it-I could only just feel it. We felt better. Where there was beer there was hope."

    Alec Riley was a signaller in the British Army's 42nd (East L

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLittle Gully Publishing
    Release dateAug 21, 2022
    ISBN9780645235951
    Egypt Diary 1914-1915

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