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Merthyr Tydfil boy (1917)

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Date: 10 November 1917

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A Welsh chaplain visiting a hospital in Egypt found among qthe [sic] wounded a coloured boy. He was a seaman whose ship had been torpedoed. Finding he spoke English fluently the chaplain inquired as qto [sic] what part of the world he hailed from, and the reply was, "I was boron in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales."

Source:
No Title. Llais Llafur. 10 Nov. 1917. 6.

Owner:
Welsh Newspapers Online, National Library of Wales
Creator:
Llais Llafur
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21/8/2019
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10/11/1917
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