From Boys to Men
Remember the Fallen WW113 total reviews
Comment from Sasha
I thank you for providing us with such detailed, fascinating. and well written stories about the military history of Australia. I have learned so much I did not know and, again, must thank you for the wonderful and heart wrenching history of your country. This is beautifully written and full of fascinating and factual information. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
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I thank you for providing us with such detailed, fascinating. and well written stories about the military history of Australia. I have learned so much I did not know and, again, must thank you for the wonderful and heart wrenching history of your country. This is beautifully written and full of fascinating and factual information. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
Comment Written 09-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 10-Nov-2019
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Hello Sasha, Thanks for reading, glad you found it interesting. They were simple drovers of sheep and cattle, boy, could they ride. Thought it would be fun with all their mated; 150, 000 men died. The Battle of Beersheba is legendary. Forty thousand horses left home, one returned. The men were told to shoot them as the quarantine in Oz wouldn't or couldn't accept them. One came back because the owner was a rich General! Love, K.
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Sadly so many horses died. That is an awesome number.
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Unbelievable!
Comment from Suzanna Ray
Dear Author, Thank you for reminding us stateside dwellers that Aussies fought in the war too! Only thing I could not figure out was which war this was! Description fits every thing from the Crimean to WWII
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Dear Author, Thank you for reminding us stateside dwellers that Aussies fought in the war too! Only thing I could not figure out was which war this was! Description fits every thing from the Crimean to WWII
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Comment Written 09-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 10-Nov-2019
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Hello Suzanna, If you looked at my header, it was the Battle of Beersheba in WW1. The Australian Light Horse were legendary. Forty thousand horses left home, one returned. Because? It belonged to a General who was able to have it quarantined. One hundred and fifty thousand men died. The soldiers were told to shoot their horses, most just let them go, hoping they would find food and homes. Blessings, K.
Comment from Janetsue
You have related some of the local WW I history here very well, Kace. The picture reminds me of one of my step-father who served in Hawaii in WW II as part of the Army's horse brigade. Strangely enough, his duties were to guard the leper colony that was there at the time. His horse was a blue roan and I remember that he told me its name was Blue. I haven't thought about that for years and I very much appreciate the reminder I was given through your posting. xoxo
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You have related some of the local WW I history here very well, Kace. The picture reminds me of one of my step-father who served in Hawaii in WW II as part of the Army's horse brigade. Strangely enough, his duties were to guard the leper colony that was there at the time. His horse was a blue roan and I remember that he told me its name was Blue. I haven't thought about that for years and I very much appreciate the reminder I was given through your posting. xoxo
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Comment Written 09-Nov-2019
reply by the author on 10-Nov-2019
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Hello my friend, Glad you liked the post. Today we stop at 11am to remember the fallen in all wars. Most boys that joined up were from sheep and cattle stations and they could ride like the wind. Fancy guarding a leper colony, how odd? Anyway, it brought back memories for you my friend. Blessings, K.
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I don't know if his job was to keep people out or to keep people in...or if there was some other purpose behind what he was doing. He never really talked about it. I only knew because of seeing the picture of him on his horse and asking about it when I was a teenager. This world is a strange place some times.
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And getting stranger! We are on High alert to evacuate bushfire areas; there are 55 fires burning out of control in two states. No rain for 4 months and none on the radar!
