tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post7226086286542678989..comments2024-01-27T21:24:29.597+11:00Comments on Strong Foundations: V is for Valiant VictimsSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-64540866059396794082012-10-23T22:01:39.597+11:002012-10-23T22:01:39.597+11:00How they must have longed to be at home in the saf...How they must have longed to be at home in the safety of family and their own bed!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-3889144510119559562012-10-23T21:34:42.194+11:002012-10-23T21:34:42.194+11:00I saw a show on TV where veterans were talking abo...I saw a show on TV where veterans were talking about their initial excitement (like your grandfather)when they headed off to war to defend their country. Within 10 minutes of arriving on the front, they had changed their minds are were scared, which was soon followed by horror as they soon lost mates.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-5518541430754675332012-10-23T21:23:24.827+11:002012-10-23T21:23:24.827+11:00But he looks very forlorn when he was older. To me...But he looks very forlorn when he was older. To me, there is so much sadness in his eyes.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-63265176032827399812012-10-23T14:18:09.319+11:002012-10-23T14:18:09.319+11:00These stories are always so sad. Who can blame tho...These stories are always so sad. Who can blame those who were sometimes A.W.L? Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270783758226909749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-69714464877938329242012-10-22T21:42:23.700+11:002012-10-22T21:42:23.700+11:00I remember reading an interview that was done with...I remember reading an interview that was done with my grandpa who went to Egypt in WW2 ... he said it was exciting and a real adventure for so many of them. They had no idea of the horrors that would follow. And my great grandpa who fought in WW1 ended up in the TPI, as he had after effect from a gunshot wound to the stomach and having being mustard gassed, but he still lived to 70 or so. So many were valiant victims.Gould Genealogyhttp://www.gouldenealogy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-81033460023270484932012-10-22T00:57:17.928+11:002012-10-22T00:57:17.928+11:00What a sad story. I can see why you changed the ti...What a sad story. I can see why you changed the title. I am not surprised that the war changed him. He's such a strong, focused man in the uniform photo.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-75189322302064976352012-10-21T20:13:57.714+11:002012-10-21T20:13:57.714+11:00The final blog is so different to the one I had in...The final blog is so different to the one I had intended. After researching the members and battles of the 24th Battalion, I changed the title from "Victorious" and the tone of the blog.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.com