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Our Gosport Lads
Although offically still
Poole chapter, The Gosport lads are now refered to as the Our Gosport
lads :) this patch is a gosport member only patch and its meaning
is explained below
https://historicgosport.uk/turk-town/
The term
Turk Town (Turke Stadt) has its origins in an incident dating
to 1850 when
two Turkish ships, seeking shelter in Portsmouth Harbour during
a courtesy visit were refused permission to land sailors at
Portsmouth. Instead Gosport gave them a warm welcome and
shelter, leading to those living in Portsmouth referring to
their neighbour as Turk Town |
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