A letter from Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alame...

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A letter from Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein KG GCB DSO,, asking for the help of the people of Jersey to support '..Youth Movements throughout the land to provide the right training for the working boy and girl...' The letter continues 'The appeal is for £25,000. And it is for something much more: a determined effort to make our boys and girls fit in mind, body and character, and not least to make them happy.' 'Yours sincerely Montgomery of Alamein Field Marshal.', dated 15-07-1946.

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16th Aug 24 at 10am BST

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