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CHRISTMAS IN EGYPT WITH THE A.I.F.

On December 18, 2020   /   History   /   2 Comments
Tags: ANZACS, Christmas, Christmas in Wartime, Comfort Fund, Gallipoli, Ghezireh Palace, Mena Camp, World War I
CHRISTMAS IN EGYPT WITH THE A.I.F.

Our first troops left Australia in late October 1914 following the outbreak of World War I. They disembarked in Egypt at Alexandria, and were then moved to a vast encampment near Cairo, where they continued to train in the shadow of the great pyramids. Soon, it was

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