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juncture
a place where things join.
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Western Front WW I
FOWChallenge-Upper
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upper
* situated above another part.
* situated on higher ground
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The Upper part of a shoe is tht part which surrounds the sides and ttop of one’s foot
At the Battle of Bullecourt allied armies
had to attack the German army which
was situated on the higher (upper) ground.
There was little or no way for allied soldiers to
gain any protection from German bullets
on these open fields.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:..Upper
Cee’s-FOTD-Challenge21-2504-ANZAC-DAY
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On
ANZAC DAY
It is appropriate to feature
Flanders Field poppies.
It wasn’t until my visit to the Western Front in 2017
that I realised how prolific these poppies are.
Like wildflowers turning fields of battle, red.
Found on
the Somme Battlefields
of France.
Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk254-Nightmare
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nightmare
a frightening or unpleasant dream.
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We often complain or are
frightened by a nightmare.
But many of our defence personnel
along with many civilians
have lived the nightmare
from which there was
no awakening.
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk254-Nightmare
A-Photo-a-Week-Challenge-Remembrance-Day
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In 2017 I visited the World War I…
…Western Front Battlefields in
France and Belgium.
My Paternal Grandfather served on
the Western Front during that conflict.
Lochnagar is a privately owned ‘attraction’
created after allied forces tunnelled
under Germany’s Army and detonated
25 tonnes of explosives.
The crater is approximately 300 feet
in diameter by 90 feet deep
and is the only surviving crater
of many other such craters,
which are now filled in.
Along the boardwalk around the crater
are these small plaques commemorating
a family member who had served on
the Western Front during
The Great War.
In 2017 each plaque cost
GBP25 or approximately $AUD45.
After several emails, the transfer of funds
and a few months waiting for
the ‘next batch‘ to be placed,
I now have a small memorial
to my Grandfather on the battlefields
upon which he served.
Lest We Forget.
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A Photo a Week Challenge:….In-Memoriam
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk249-Rise
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rise
move from a lower position to a higher one;
come or go up.
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At Battle of Bullecourt during World War I…
…the German Army was dug in on the higher ground.
To win the battle the British army had a long advance
up the rise to overtake the german Army.
It was a costly exercise largely due
to the ineptitude of British commanders
and the experience of the German commanders.
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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk249-Rise
Word-of-Day-Challenge-Recovery
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recovery
a return to a normal state of health,
mind, or strength.
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After ‘hosting’ major infantry fighting
in two World Wars…
…the recovery process still continues in
France’s Western Front Battlefields.
Many towns have small ammunition dumps
similar to this one.
These dumps contain unexploded ammunition
and shrapnel which farmers recover
while working their fields.
Dumps are emptied every three to four weeks
according to our guide.
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Cee’s-FOTD-Challenge20-0425-ANZAC-DAY
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On
ANZAC DAY
It is appropriate to feature
Flanders Field poppies.
It wasn’t until my visit to the Western Front in 2017
that I realised how prolific these poppies are.
Like wildflowers turning fields of battle, red.
Found on
the Somme Battlefields
of France.
Remembrance-Day-2019
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At 11 AM, on November 11th, 1918
War ceased in Europe.
The guns of the Western Front fell silent
after more than four years
of continuous warfare.
Since then November 11 has always
been remembered as
Red Poppy, Armistice or Remembrance Day.
When we started daylight saving time
a few decades ago, there was some discussion
about remembering ‘an hour earlier’.
On the other side was a discussion that
either Australia had daylight savings time
during World War I, or it was
daylight saving in Europe.
I’m not sure if answer was found to that debate.
Now its a case of
Lest We Forget
at the eleventh hour,
of the eleventh day,
of the eleventh month.
Today is remembered with a
Poppy from the Somme Battlefields,
a scene displayed on a water tower
at Pozières.
And the Last Post at Menin Gate, Ypres.
Recently I discovered that the
Menin Gate Lions
actually belong to Australia….a 1936 gift,
to the Australian War Memorial
from the Mayor of Ypres.
This year the Australian War Memorial has
loaned them back to Ypres.
Lest We Forget
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FOWChallenge-Manual
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manual
relating to or done with the hands.
a book giving instructions or information.
“a computer manual”
