tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728509094770344156.post5595096079632923150..comments2024-02-28T09:41:31.404+00:00Comments on Worldwide Genealogy ~ A Genealogical Collaboration: One hundred years agoJulie Goucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728509094770344156.post-74727771502975959722014-07-04T03:21:54.322+01:002014-07-04T03:21:54.322+01:00Hi Schalene - I haven't heard of the regulatio...Hi Schalene - I haven't heard of the regulation about being unlikely tobecome an effective soldier. Do you think it was because they thought he needed to look after his children? Regards <br />AnneAnne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970750528434435027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728509094770344156.post-16980060933879606122014-07-01T22:30:47.209+01:002014-07-01T22:30:47.209+01:00I really was and I am amazed at the diversity of m...I really was and I am amazed at the diversity of my ancestors who felt compelled to fight. One was a 28-year-old newly married man from Illinois, who wrote a poem entitled "A Soldier's Creed," which was nationally published before he and his unit left for France. He was killed in action on 30 Sep 1918. Another, a 32-year-old widower and Scottish coal miner with three sons under 8 years old signed up almost immediately. He was discharged less than 30 days later under the King's Regulation that said he was unlikely to become an effective solider. It's amazing what that assassination unleashed.Schalene Dagutishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155315167291741937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728509094770344156.post-29355131498469033612014-06-30T14:19:41.511+01:002014-06-30T14:19:41.511+01:00Interesting. It really was a "World" wa...Interesting. It really was a "World" war.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728509094770344156.post-1173638833579845372014-06-30T06:39:43.802+01:002014-06-30T06:39:43.802+01:00Sobering thoughts indeed Anne. Isn't that a b...Sobering thoughts indeed Anne. Isn't that a beautiful illustration in the Domenica del Corriere, despite the subject matter?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.com