11th November 1918. Armistice Day.
The Armistice was an agreement to end the fighting on the western front and in June 1919 the peace Treaty of Versailles was signed officially ending WW1.
For the ANZACs
(Australia and NZ Army Corp)
Sons of Gallipoli
My mother was born on Armistice Day.
I shall walk to our nearest little chapel later and light a couple of candles . For my mother and for those who died in that first war.
8.5 million died in the war as a result of battle wounds or disease (Wikipedia).
How sad that people always think at the end of the war that this is the last, and it is never like that.
ReplyDeleteAs long as there are humans there will be conflict. Can there ever be peace, really?
DeleteAlso Martinmas. The feast of Saint Martin and geese and cattle were slaughtered and the peasants feasted and drank wine in Medieval Europe. My son was born on Armistice Day
ReplyDeleteI have heard about Martinmas. It's interesting, traditions in different parts of the world.
DeleteHappy birthday to your son.
I will be thinking of you lighting those candles xxx
ReplyDeleteThis little church was empty, dark, silent. Luckily I had a cigarette lighter and could light the candles and have a think without interruption
DeleteThinking and remembering.
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Remembering ... and hoping that the next generation will understand.
ReplyDeleteWe can always hope. It seems to be human nature to fight.
DeleteI hope and pray that all those in power remember how bloody wars are and never want to repeat them.
ReplyDeleteLest we forget
After googling these world wars, the bloodshed and horror I hope that those in power never let it happen again, at least on such a tremendous scale. The numbers that died are far more than I could imagine.
DeleteThere are wars right now all over the planet, conflict and skirmishes. Is peace on earth a possibility? I doubt it.
Those in power don't fight the wars. They spout rhetoric and little powerLESS people go and lay down their lives.
DeleteWell said TM.
DeleteA fitting reminder, just how important it is to remember the past.
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We , the older generation, remember these wars and their dead. But for how long. And peace never comes
DeleteThe death toll in both WW1 and WW2 was horrendous. Hardly a single family escaped losses.
ReplyDeleteIn Gallipoli it is estimated that 130,000 died. 75 million in WW2.
DeleteOne of my Uncles died at Monte Casino. 18 years old.
Horrendous indeed. Will we ever learn
It pleases me greatly to think of you lighting candles for your mum. We used to live next to a 'thankful' village, so called because it was one of the very few villages in the entire country where all the men who had gone to fight in the First World War came home.
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