The people of Sierra Leone were paying the price. Freetown (the capital) had a lot of British working there. It was perceived that this rebel organisation which was numbered at about 2,000 fighters, they’d already had engagements with the United Nations Aid Mission in Sierra Leone and a lot of skirmishes at the time, these gangs were making their way up from their strongholds towards Freetown.
I Am Tommy Atkins – Steve Heaney In Sierra Leone: True Resolve And Guile Steeped In Tommy Spirit In West Africa Part One
Nov 6, 2019 | Latest News, Remembrance, Veterans