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From: "Mike Wattrus #8" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] War Dates
Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 22:00:21 +0200
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Hi Becky
Snip
<Oops, one more thing.....why is it that ex-war veterans don't like sharing
<their experiences with their children and grandchildren?
<My grandfather and Dad never wanted to.

From my own limited experience war is not a school picnic and to relive it
is not a
pleasant experience and therefore those that were most deeply involved in it
tend to
keep the details in some hidden recess of the mind. On the other hand those
that romanticise it are usually those who had the cushy jobs and never saw
the action. They usually tell of other servicemen's experiences as if it
were there own. We human being get our kicks in some weird ways!

Best wishes
Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Becky Horne <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [ZA] War Dates


> Hi Folks
>
> Thank you to Keith, Steve and Dennis for indulging my ignorance and trying
> to assist me with my query.
> Can you tolerate my questioning for a wee bit more? Here goes.
>
> Okay, so is the 11 hour of 11th day of 11th month Armistice Day as well as
> Remembrance Day?
> 16 July - end of WWI?
> Delville Wood - this is the day the guys wear all the poppies right?
>
> My grandfather was a Prisoner-of-War of Delville Wood.
> Is it correct to say Delville Wood was the place that a contingent of
South
> African Infantry were held captive by the Germans before the allied forces
> rescued them?
>
> I guess I can read this up on some website somewhere, or get a book from
the
> library, but you guys have got such a knack of explaining the details in
> layman's language. Besides, I'd rather prefer to ask you :o)
>
> Oops, one more thing.....why is it that ex-war veterans don't like sharing
> their experiences with their children and grandchildren?
> My grandfather and Dad never wanted to.
>
> Okay, enough! I'm off...
>
> Best wishes
> Becky
>
>
>
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