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By Nonda Trimis:

On this Memorial Day I am contemplating the devastation of war and the veterans and families which it has affected. These are excerpts from two letters written by Charles Benedict, my Great grandfather. In the 1st he is excited by his participation in the war & trying to get his cousin to join up. 6 months later he is in a hospital being treated for "shell shock"...

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Here are the letters in their entirety:
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The World at War Mar 11

German soldiers surrender to British troops during the Battle of Arras - Bullecourt, France, May 1917. Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector #ww1 #worldwar1 #bullecourt #arras #france #britisharmy #history #ww1history

The World at War Oct 22, 2025

German soldiers use trees for cover - Aisne, France 1917. Fought between 16th April to 9th May the Second Battle of the Aisne resulted in 355,000 casualties; 182,000 French and 163,000 German #ww1 #worldwar1 #aisne #france #history #ww1history

Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧Sep 14, 2025

Tobruk Fig Tree cutting planted in Port Lincoln to honour Eyre Peninsula's Rats - ABC News share.google/5nnPS039ramg.... #News #Australia #WW1History Good on this young man. Decided at age 13 ge wanted to do this and at age 32 achieved his dream. Lest We Forget

Tobruk fig planted in honour o...

Tobruk Fig Tree cutting planted in Port Lincoln to honour Eyre Peninsula's Rats

Many of the Rats of Tobruk hailed from the Eyre Peninsula and, after years of work, their legacy has been commemorated by a very special tree taking root.

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The World at War Aug 4, 2025

The battleship SMS Hindenburg lies scuttled at Scapa Flow - Orkney Islands, Scotland, 21st June 1919 #ww1 #ww1history #scapaflow #scotland #orkneyislands #hindenburg #scuttled