Kyrenia Harbour was a lovely place to swim and sail for the Cypriots
1954
As we pass through the village the children with no shoes on run behind our lorry
1954
Excited village Cypriot children running along behind our army lorry
1954
The children danced for us
1954
One of the Cypriot boys reaches out for his piece of cake
1954
After their dance, we gave them some food that we had and they posed for this picture. A lovely day was had by us all
1954
One of the older boys posed with the weekly Daily Mirror newspaper that we received from home. I sent this picture to the Daily Mirror and they sent me £3 which was a lot of money in those days
1954
This is me with my £3 cheque I received from the Daily Mirror in 1954. I was well pleased! (see previous page)
1954
This church was just outside Famagusta
1954
My twin brother Mike (on the left) and his friend Vic McGarry have a brief rest on the church steps after a long walk
1954
Bellapais Abbey
1954
Bellapais Abbey
1954
Church with the children just coming out
1954
The next 3 pages show various church towers in different lights
1954
Church tower by moonlight
1954
Greek Orthodox Church and tower. Whereabouts unknown
1954
St Nicholas Cathedral/Lala Mustafa Pasha Camii Mosque in Old Famagusta City
1954
The columns at Salamis look beautiful against the sky
1954
Salamis remains the islands most prominent archaeological site
1954
By the eighth century Salamis was the greatest of the Cypriot city-kingdoms
1954
Work going on at Salamis in 1954 to erect all the columns
1954
A professor of history explains to the students
1954
In the Roman era, Salamis was the island of Cyprus main commercial centre and figured prominently in early Christianity
1954
Kantara castle and the magnificent view along the coast
1954