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Last soldier serving in 1914 Christmas truce dies

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November 22nd, 2005, 02:11 AM

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Last soldier serving in 1914 Christmas truce dies, aged 109 [img]graemlins/poppy.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/salute.gif[/img]

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All the more poignant since they're talking about disbanding the Black Watch. [img]graemlins/poppy.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/poppy.gif[/img]
Where did the author get the idea they had steel helmets at Christmas 1914 though?

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