Word: corsham
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Dates: during 1947-1947
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...Corsham, England, Lieut. Philip Mountbatten presided at the dedication of a new war memorial. Another unveiler, Dwight D. Eisenhower, was back home in Texas, to dedicate a statue of Will Rogers at Fort Worth, while Margaret Truman sang Home on the Range...
...Very Sweet." Back in London after the war, Philip, now 6 ft. 2 in. and handsome, was one of the most popular bachelors at Mayfair parties. The Navy gave him shore duty at Corsham in Wiltshire, instructing seamen in current events and swimming. Many an evening Philip spent in the "local," The Methuen Arms, playing darts and taking good-naturedly a mild joshing from the townsmen on reports of his romance with the Princess...
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