· by milhistreader.bsky.social ·1d ago · view on bsky.app ↗

For #histbookchat and #photofriday I am reading ‘Purple And Blue’ by Lt-Col. Frank Allchin. The 2/10th, having completed their training in Australia, sailed on the Mauretania to England and that’s where we currently find them. I love the early formation stories and this one made me laugh! /2

#histbookchat #photofriday

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Laurence Westwood · 2 · 1d ago

😂😂OMG, he was rude about the king as well!!

Chez · 2 · 1d ago

You can just picture it, Laurence. 😂

Chez · 6 · 1d ago

The 2/10 were awarded the following battle honours: *North Africa *Defence of Tobruk *The Salient 1941 *South-West Pacific 1942–1945 *Milne Bay *Buna–Gona *Cape Endaiadere–Sinemi Creek *Sanananda–Cape Killerton *Liberation of Australian New Guinea *Shaggy Ridge *Borneo 1945 *Balikpapan