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Volume 8 - No. 181 - May 26, 1944

Our Colonies in the War: No. 8 - Sierra Leone

May1944

Our Colonies in the War: No. 8 - Sierra Leone

Important harbour is possessed by Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone, on the west coast of Africa. Ceded to Britain by the native chiefs in 1788, the colony, which now includes a large hinterland prote

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I Was There! - We Knew Our Sister Ship Would Sail No More

May1944

I Was There! - We Knew Our Sister Ship Would Sail No More

Two recent actions off the Ushant shore were notable as being the first naval actions which ships of the Royal Canadian Navy have ever fought against enemy surface ships. This account of the passing o

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