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Looking Back

1 February 1944 - 28 February 1944

Spike was admitted to hospital in Naples with ‘battle fatigue’ From there he was sent to a series of rehabilitation camps in Italy and he never rejoined active service. He was suffering from a range of symptoms including depression: “just suddenly black, black doom”.

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