Diary of 2266489 Kell G. T., 1952-1954

 
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Call up for National Service, 1952. Early training at Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley; posting to troopship Empire Windrush; description of ship and hospital routine; voyage through Suez canal, Egypt; Aden; Ceylon; landing national servicemen in Malaya; docking at Singapore; boarding troops; voyage to Hong Kong; return to Southampton; 2nd voyage to Singapore and Japan to board Commonwealth troops serving in Korea (including Australian and New Zealand forces); anomalies and problems of serving in multi-national force; fire on board, abandoning ship; flying home from Gibraltar. (104p, illustrated)
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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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