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Anniversary of Armistice Day - November 11th 2026 - A Personal Reminiscence marking 108 years since the 1918 armistice that ended the fighting of World War I

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  A Personal Reminiscence marking 108 years since the 1918 armistice that ended the fighting of World War I Captain J F Walsh (left) and Lieutenant N T Svensen (right) leading files of 'A' Company, 15th Battalion during a march through Melbourne, 17th December 1914 shortly before embarkation for the Great War on the Turkish front. Two children are in the right foreground. Major Nikolai Theodor Svensen (1878-1966)  You may like to glance through this personal reminiscence of my great-uncle   Major Nikolai Theodor Svensen (1878-1966)  on a day of immortal memories https://gallipoliviking.blogspot.com/