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The Manchester Floaters
Two of our oldest Lancashire Fusiliers
Eddie Stoney and Sam Cohen
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Eddie Stoney and Sam Cohen
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Sam Cohen and Eddie Stoney
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Two of the "Manchester Floaters"
having a pint in the Bull's Head.
Pics by Eddie Holmes,another "Floater"
Eddie (Edmund) Stoney, who lives in
the Bury area has just had his 90th birthday and Sam Cohan is
92. They both sailed to India in 1938 on The Lancashire. Both
served on The North West Frontier, Quetta in what then was called
British Balushistan. Sam however became an armourer and subsequently
left the regiment on the formation of The REME. Eddie remained
with the Bn and went into Burma with the Bn as part of the 2nd
Chindits where he was wounded.
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