I thought it might be interesting to find some pictures of the places mentioned by Uncle Bert in Alexandria, Egypt circa 1918 when he was there... I found a great source of photos at a flickr account of the Cultural Collections of University of Newcastle.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/
There are links back to their account for the photos I have placed here.
Other sources include:
http://from-egypt-with-love.blogspot.com.au
http://mistersaly.blogspot.com.au
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phil-seaford/
Link is attached to the name.
Mohammad Aly monument
Post office Street and Cherif Pacha Street
The Nouzha Garden
The Garden and Monument to Nubar Pacha
Sidi Gaber
Sidi Kayed Bay Fortress
Malimoudieh Canal
In the most recent post by Uncle Bert he refers to a fight among the young Egyptians for his Capos cigarettes...I believe this is what the tin would have looked like:
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