This photograph, taken in 1949, shows my brother, Richard, at left and myself at right - I don't know who the other small boy is. We're on a beach near Dar-es-Salaam. Its sands are white; away to the left is a shallow lagoon and, far out, can be seen the white line of the ocean breaking on a coral reef; a warm breeze whispers through the casuarinas behind us.
This was taken in May 1950 on Dover beach during 'home leave'. The beach is shingle, the sea the mud-blue of the Channel; and the weather is cool - or, perhaps, these two small boys just aren't used to English temperatures.
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