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Yup: one of my grandfathers walked off the land, got a job as a dockside blacksmith and was a professional soldier in 1913 (bad news, Ypres, Passchendaele, Mons
by keithpeter 11y ago
Yup: one of my grandfathers walked off the land, got a job as a dockside blacksmith and was a professional soldier in 1913 (bad news, Ypres, Passchendaele, Mons the whole lot).
- bootload 11y agoRough times. My Dads uncle, first Australian born on his side, quit his job, joined up in 1914, was in the 2nd wave, [0] marine assault of Gallipoli [1] and KIA on the same day. [2] How anyone got out of the European theater, I'll never know. Reference [0] http://seldomlogical.com/2015/APR/25/second-wave/ http://seldomlogical.com/2015/APR/25/second-wave/ [1] http://seldomlogical.com/2015/APR/25/maclagans-ridge/ http://seldomlogical.com/2015/APR/25/maclagans-ridge/ [2] http://seldomlogical.com/2015/APR/25/slight-rain-fell-during-the-night/ http://seldomlogical.com/2015/APR/25/slight-rain-fell-during...