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2 Apr 2012

Going to the Army 1st April 1962.

by Gerald Buttigieg | posted in: Mini Memories | 14

Today Sunday 1st April 2012 is exactly, to the day, 50 years since a group of between 200 to 300 Durban boys left Durban Station en route to Bloemfontein to start our 9 months Active Citizen Force Training.  We were … Read More

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