Not the bridge where Colonel Faversham gained immortality and the Victoria Cross. This little bridge was a couple of years earlier, in the sun bleached Western Desert...
Lieutenant Harry Faversham, 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, studied the small bridge over the dried up wadi through his binoculars. Satisfied that the coast was clear he drew his large Webley revolver, a parting gift as he'd boarded the trooper in Liverpool from his father the General, who'd used it to win his VC back in the day.
"Right Sergeant, let's move the chaps out."
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Thanks you Sir, young Faversham's a shy lad...
till the lead starts flying!
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Young Faversham should have gone to Specsavers…
There’s trouble afoot!
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The trouble for the Desert Rats is coming in the formidable shape of Feldwebel Otto Dücke of the 10th Panzer Grenadiers. The Veteran Feldwebel has been sucksessfully ducking since Poland '39 and is leading a Veteran unit of the Afrika Korps...
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