A coupole of those who died had been there for the whole show.
Augustin Trébuchon had been with the French army since it kicked off, had been through the worst of the war, and had been sent forward to tell people that there'd be hot soup when the war ended. A sniper ended his war fifteen minutes early.
George Edwin Ellison had been in the British Army since just before the start of the war, having previously had about ten year's service. A sniper ended his war an hour and a half early.
Marcel Terfve of Belgium had been in the army since 1914. Having spent three years in the trenches before trying for promotion, His war also ended fifteen minutes early.
George Lawrence Price, from Canada, had been in the military for just over a year, having been conscripted. His war ended two minutes early.
The final day of the war was above average for fatalities. Everyone tried extra hard with the finish line in sight
DartzIRL t1_iwrq2mc wrote
Reply to TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831
A coupole of those who died had been there for the whole show.
Augustin Trébuchon had been with the French army since it kicked off, had been through the worst of the war, and had been sent forward to tell people that there'd be hot soup when the war ended. A sniper ended his war fifteen minutes early.
George Edwin Ellison had been in the British Army since just before the start of the war, having previously had about ten year's service. A sniper ended his war an hour and a half early.
Marcel Terfve of Belgium had been in the army since 1914. Having spent three years in the trenches before trying for promotion, His war also ended fifteen minutes early.
George Lawrence Price, from Canada, had been in the military for just over a year, having been conscripted. His war ended two minutes early.
The final day of the war was above average for fatalities. Everyone tried extra hard with the finish line in sight