AT A BUSH AIR STATION. 16 SEPTEMBER 1944, AT HMS SPURWING, SIERRA LEONE, THE LARGEST NAVAL AIR STATION ON THE WEST AFRICAN SEABOARD. THE NEW SWIMMING POOL AT THE STATION WAS OPENED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER, COMMANDER W F R GOUGH, RN. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF SIERRA LEONE, MAJOR SIR HUBERT STEVENSON, KCMG, OBE, MC, ATTENDED THE OPENING WITH VICE ADMIRAL A M PETERS, CB, DSC, FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING WEST AFRICA; AIR VICE MARSHAL R GRAHAM, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, WITH MANY SENIOR OFFICERS IN THE COMMAND, AND A LARGE NUMBER OF SERVICES PERSONNEL. AFTER TEA THERE WAS AN INTER-SERVICES RUGBY MATCH
AT A BUSH AIR STATION. 16 SEPTEMBER 1944, AT HMS SPURWING, SIERRA LEONE, THE LARGEST NAVAL AIR STATION ON THE WEST AFRICAN SEABOARD. THE NEW SWIMMING POOL AT THE STATION WAS OPENED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER, COMMANDER W F R GOUGH, RN. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF SIERRA LEONE, MAJOR SIR HUBERT STEVENSON, KCMG, OBE, MC, ATTENDED THE OPENING WITH VICE ADMIRAL A M PETERS, CB, DSC, FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING WEST AFRICA; AIR VICE MARSHAL R GRAHAM, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC, WITH MANY SENIOR OFFICERS IN THE COMMAND, AND A LARGE NUMBER OF SERVICES PERSONNEL. AFTER TEA THERE WAS AN INTER-SERVICES RUGBY MATCH BETWEEN THE ROYAL NAVY AND THE ROYAL AIR FORCE ON THE NEW FOOTBALL GROUND. - The rugby match in progress between the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force on the new ground, made mainly by the efforts of the men of HMS SPURWING. ,
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