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“Old Castle is now used as a prison. Its walls are built of coral rock – the foundation of the whole island. The moat is deep & runs most of the way round. In places its severity is eased by laden pawpaw trees, or crowds Indian & native children playing ball on the sward in the shadow of the walls.” Exterior view of Fort Jesus on Mombasa Island. Lt. Irvine was stationed in Kenya for a period before returning to the campaign in Portuguese East Africa. ❧ The image is from an album chronicling the war time experiences of Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) in German East Africa and Portuguese East Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps. During this time he would meet Dr John W Arthur which in turn would lead to his missionary work at Chogoria in Kenya.
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