A Hero of the Great War ... The Great War, as it was called at the time, saw several deadly weapons used for killing, including flamethrowers, tanks, mortars and airplanes ... Life in the trenches during the Great War was brutal.
The other four will bear the poignant epitaphs 'Known unto God' or 'A Soldier of the Great War.' It has also been a great honour to share this moment with some of their family members and with ...
When I was young my grandfather told me that he emigrated from Austria-Hungary as a teenager in 1907 to avoid being drafted into the army of the Habsburg Empire. Like many Europeans, he was trying to avoid the big war ....