Plain Tales from the RajCharles Allen |
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... troops were also given advice . Before final embarkation they were issued with a booklet which told them ' not to go down to the brothels , to wear a pith helmet at all times during the day and not to drink water outside the cantonment ...
... troops were also given advice . Before final embarkation they were issued with a booklet which told them ' not to go down to the brothels , to wear a pith helmet at all times during the day and not to drink water outside the cantonment ...
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... troops got only the troop - deck . ' Troubles began with accommodation . Some men found that there simply wasn't any , so the unfortunate ones had to pick up their - baggage and get up on deck , a favourite place being round the funnel ...
... troops got only the troop - deck . ' Troubles began with accommodation . Some men found that there simply wasn't any , so the unfortunate ones had to pick up their - baggage and get up on deck , a favourite place being round the funnel ...
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... troops from further north . Then you got the Sappers and Miners , the En- gineers , some from the Punjab , some from the UP and some from Madras , like the Mad- ras Sappers and Miners who were descen- dants of our old Madras Army - all ...
... troops from further north . Then you got the Sappers and Miners , the En- gineers , some from the Punjab , some from the UP and some from Madras , like the Mad- ras Sappers and Miners who were descen- dants of our old Madras Army - all ...
Contents
FOREWORD | 6 |
THE SHRINE OF THE BABALOG | 9 |
THE TOMB OF HIS ANCESTORS | 23 |
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