| A Dull Morning - October 3rd 1916: The Story and History of Arthur Anderson - A Fallen Canadian Soldier of The Great War 1914 - 1918 Contributor(s): Morley, Glenn Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1479293970 ISBN-13: 9781479293971 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 8.5" W x 11" (2.73 lbs) 386 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: ... Colincamps France - May 2001 - I am standing alone in Euston Road Cemetery before the white chiseled gravestone of a fallen WWI Canadian soldier - Gunner A. Anderson MM - killed October 3rd 1916 - the surrounding wind swept farm land is eerily silent - peace has once again settled on the blood-soaked fields of the Somme region - I stare at the gravestone - the soldier - the person who lies buried beneath it is unknown to me - before leaving I place a Canadian Nickel on the upper curved edge of the grave - the only distinctive Canadian token I have to signify to others that this soldier has not been forgotten by Canada - I salute and walk away - tears welling up in my eyes ... ... Toronto Canada - December 2009 - I am sitting at my desk - tired of reading history books written by others - upset with myself for not having put my Major degree in History to better use - I recall the WWI soldier who lies buried in France but little else - his name - the cemetery - all had since been forgotten - what I did recall for certain was that his grave was significant because it was the lone Canadian grave in the cemetery - I knew some history of WWI but was no military expert - the research challenge: who was that soldier ... |