Queens Birthday Armistice to bury the dead (mostly Turks). A good opportunity for a look around. Had a talk to a few Turks and exchanged fags and souvenirs. Hostilities re-commenced at 1700. J. A. Graham
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Matt Higgs
25/5/2015 04:36:51 am
'Smoko' and pleasantries with the enemy for a few hours before resuming efforts to kill one another at the appointed time. Such respect for 'management' and their orderly procedures. Words fail me. Surreal.
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Peter Downey
25/5/2015 01:32:31 pm
Surreal indeed. And it wouldn't be the first time, Christmas 1914 on the western front. A few games of soccer, a singalong of hymns and showing the enemy pictures of loved ones. And then "Righto lads, back to it..." Monty Python? Blackadder?
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AuthorJack Graham, ANZAC soldier, kept a diary from 1914-1918. Here it is, blogged 100 years later to the day.... Archives
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