ALGIERS DOCKYARD CHURCH AND ITS CHAPLAIN. 20 MAY 1943. THE ROOF OF ST GEORGE'S CHURCH, ALGIERS, FORMERLY A BARN LIKE BUILDING IN THE DOCK AREA, HAS BEEN BLOWN OFF TWICE DURING ITALIAN AIR RAIDS, BUT WITH THE AID OF HELPERS, THE REV C S HOWARD, RNVR, QUICKLY MADE THE DAMAGE GOOD ON EACH OCCASION.
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The Altar of St George's church, Algiers. The paintings were done by a French woman.
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