I refer to the article in the Express Advocate local central coast edition, where the story relating to the consummation of 70 years of marriage by a couple from Portsmouth England in their nineties now living up the road from me on the central coast of NSW Australia, a Mr & Mrs Bush.'The Advocate stated Mr and Mrs bush grew up in Portsmouth Mr bush served in the Royal Marines at Portsmouth and was in 1942 ( on the cruise ship Fiji during the battle of Crete ) in the mediterranean when it was sunk by German bombers . He survived this situation and his happy married life continues on to this day Read about it. Actually they married in the same church ( St Mary's) Portsmouth as my eldest son was baptised in 1956. Rosemary and I are approaching our sixtieth.
Now the cock up, the Fiji was 'NOT a Cruise ship but a Warship of Cruiser class, and I can assure readers they were not built for lazing around in the sun. I served on similar class ships, twice on HMS Ceylon 52 and 57 and HMS Mauritius !947 Doing 'Exodus Stuff ' in the MED-Palestine (Israel.
More info on HMS Fiji on Google.
Vest, back soon.
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Read in today's Telegraph (Sydney).
Relating to population.
Three coloured areas, one stated There was 0.01 person in 1 hectare
1 in 10 hectares and 10 in 100 hectares.
Surely the last two are similar?
HMS Fiji (58) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dunno whether this will get through the internet parameters .. but hey --- am still alive
keyyFi 23
Wot?
Arnhemland would have fewr aboriginal than anywhere about 1 every sq mile
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