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Nannie

Nannie

June 14, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. In this post, learn more about “Nannie” — “a dear old soul [who] looks after us splendidly”. It was in Cairo in…

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Enjoying Marseille with Amice and Hugh Calverley, 4 October 1929

Enjoying Marseille with Amice and Hugh Calverley, 4 October 1929

March 22, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. The last post described Myrtle’s voyage from the UK to Marseilles, via Gibraltar, in 1929. There she was joined by two more…

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Happy Birthday, Myrtle!

Happy Birthday, Myrtle!

February 22, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. Myrtle’s birthdays were celebrated with birthday cake, presents and cards from family and friends in England and Egypt, as well as special…

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