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Old 27th August 2018, 17:54
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Meestah Mahgregor! 1944

I attach below an excerpt from a letter dated October 1944 written on a troop ship, final destination India, censorship would have prevented any information identifying where they were, including the fact they had been to a port. Was this to do with Mrs Simpson the lady who precipitated the abdication? Certainly Meestah Magregor was still asked for on a regular basis in 1966 or thereabouts.


"I've just been up on deck. The phosphorescence is brighter than it's ever been. The bow wave breaks in a brilliant froth of points of bright light.
A few days ago we came within shouting distance of natives. Their English usually consisted of “Meestah Mahgregor I want to see your monnay!: or “Missis Seempson I want to see your monnay!” - this has apparently been going on for years. Why Mr Magregor is so famous I don't know."
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