- Contributed by
- ActionBristol
- People in story:
- George Thorne
- Location of story:
- Palestine
- Background to story:
- Army
- Article ID:
- A7212881
- Contributed on:
- 23 November 2005
Staff Sergeant Instructor George Thorne caught in the act here doing his own “d’hobi-ing” (washing)! D’hobi boys were often employed to do the washing for the soldiers. They were local Arab boys who received a small payment for doing the work. Date unknown, approx. 1943.
This picture was submitted by Mrs J Bickell
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