anzac day

ANZAC Day

April 25, 2011

My grandfather on Mum’s side was a surviver of service in World War 1, I have had various relatives on Dad’s side serve in World War 2. I look at activites in the middle East and wonder if we will face a third war of that scale. I thank the newer recruits who are fighting [...]

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Anzac thoughts

April 26, 2008

I watched a lot of television yesterday: the ANZAC day coverage. Moved and annoyed. My grandfather was an engineer during WWI – on the Western Front. He came back and married my grandmother sometime later. He lived to 91. It might be hard to argue that his life was shortened, but as I sat there [...]

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