It was clear in the mind of Bernard Henry Bourdillon GCMG KBE, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria, that the tide of the second world war had turned inexorably, and the Germans would soon be vanquished. The thought gave him some comfort as he got up to take a last look at the Government House
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