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Florence Breed lives in Donald, Victoria. An active local historian, she hails from Cornish stock and is the author of "A Devonshire lad : from Mullacott to Jeffcott", "Woodbine wives from World War I, "Donald duck country", " Forgotten heroes of the South African war 1899 - 1902" and "Old Cornish Tales".
The soldiers whom you will find within these pages went to fight for others and they displayed a kind of silent heroism which wins no medals. From the pens of these ordinary Australians comes a plain and honest view of the war as they saw a... Read more about Forgotten Heroes of the South African War
It was the soldier, not the poet,
Gave us freedom of expression.
?Twas the soldier, not the preacher,
Gave us freedom of religion.
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Cornwall is cut off from the rest of England by the River Tamar which effectively makes the country an "island". Consequently, its geographical isolation meant that Cornish people developed their own language, food and customs - ... Read more about Old Cornish Tales
It was 80,000 men of the lst Anzac corps who landed at Marseilles in March 1916 on their way to the Somme. After the arrival of the 2nd Anzac corps in June 1916,the two corps fought in France and Belgium until the end of the war. The number... Read more about The Deeds of Daring Diggers on the Somme