I've been skimming and reading odd sections of the following publication: Shabash--149: The War Story if the 149th Regigment R.A. 1939-45 by E.W. Capleton. Family Soldiers [1/4th Essex & 25 Field Regiment R.A.] As I remarked on the thread above, it's very well-written--soldiers don't always make the best writers--and I thought that this charming vignette of the atmosphere of Cairo in 1941 deserved a wider circulation.
