Mike
Thanks for the info. Mum's just turned 90 in March and her memory is not as sharp as it used to be and sadly, her NAAFI Records were lost in a fire in London in the 1950's.
I do know she met my Dad while in Algeria. The Camp the NAAFI were in was called Camp Sircouf (don't quote my spelling), on the coast, just East of Algiers. By that time, my Dad was a Staff Sgt with the QOCHofC and was on assignment with some sort of team from the Canadian Army that had gone to Algeria to study the possibility of setting up a Canadian Military Hospital somewhere there. Don't know whatever came of that project. Dad was there at least long enough to qualify for the North Africa Star. Have no idea how long that would have meant he stayed.
Have some photos of Mum's from there. She met quite a few Australian and New Zealand Troops while there and apparently had an Italian POW working in the camp as a cook. He was a baker before the war and taught Mum Italian. Sorry for the side bar!
David
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