Dear List,
In The Times last Saturday (24th) there was a Focus Report on "Travel West". On page 11 there is a photo captioned "Soldiers remove tin extacted from a Cornish mines reopened during the Second World War.......". I understand from the paper that the photo is dated 13th August 1942 and depicts the No1 Tunnelling Company of the Canadian Army.
I have never seen this photo published before and was unaware that Canadian soldiers undertook this work. From what can be seen of the background it looks more like east Cornwall to me and I wonder if it could be tungsten rather than tin.
Anyone got any further info or suggestions?
Regards,
Iain Wright
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